Dave - Look up the Unicorn Outfitters outside of Baxter State Park ... I white water rafted down the Penobscot RIver many moons agooooooooo ... Ya gotta do it! It's so worth it!
I just came through there Saturday and Sunday. It certainly looks majestic this time of year. I ended up in Perth-Andover, New Brunswick Canada. Hey Dave! He's not kidding! You better stop!
Gin - I have been on aircraft carriers out at sea and there is nothing like having a jet blast off a few yards from you .. you feel it through your whole body!
Never did get to fly in one though ...
Were you in the Navy Dorothy? I was in the Army. I spent some time guarding an airfield overseas. Yes, having a jet blast off right next to you is pretty amazing. We had f-18s and a-10s going nearly constantly... and then there were the cargo jets. I love planes and flying, but never have had the opportunity to be on anything other than a passenger plane. I wanted to be a military pilot, but my vison was too bad
My brother-in-law is a Navy captain (- he use to fly S3 that are now decommissioned) .. The benefits of having him are wonderful! I also have a niece and her husband in the Army .. they fly Blackhawk helios .. God speed to him as he will be home this fall! He is serving in Iraq as I type this ...
It is a great honor that our boys are protecting us from so far away ... Boo Yah!