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Donaldson Center
We arrived at Donaldson Center
Airport at 8:15 am to load the aircraft for 10
am departure.
It was really nice to be greeted by friends and family
and many others who learned about this adventure through
the
local newspaper.
Every one wished us a safe trip. It
was an emotional morning that I will treasure forever.
They released balloons as we taxied to the end of the
runway.
Philadelphia
Our first leg from Greenville to Philadelphia was about three hours. We
were greeted by a small group of people who were
extremely nice. They offered to take us to the Liberty
Bell and bring us back to the airport.
Due to weekend, Liberty Bell
exhibit is closed. If look really hard, you can see the
Liberty Bell through the viewing widow behind us.
On the way to the Liberty Bell, they took us to a
restaurant that served Persian food.
The owner of the restaurant was from Nepal . After learning about our trip, and specially
Nepal being
one of our stops, he asked to take a picture with us to
post in his restaurant.
He also gave us his brother’s home phone number in Nepal, and insisted for us to stay at his brother’s
home once we get to Katmandu at Nepal .
New York
After
visiting the Liberty Bell we departed CITY w:st="on">
Philadelphia at about 7 pm for LaGuardia New Your. This
was a 25 minute flight.
As we flow over the Statue of Liberty, we requested to
circle the Lady Liberty for a second viewing and the ATC
granted our request while flying IFR in the busiest
corridor in US.
The personnel at the NY airport showed much interest in
our trip, signed our book, and very kindly offered to
give us a ride to a hotel for our overnight stay.
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