Joe, Jon, Craig and I arrived at the old site this morning and quickly determined Craig's trailer was not big enough to move the shelters.  So we adjourned to the new site where we cleared a few rocks from the runway and mowed it very close.  It's looking great!

While there Derek's 16 year old son Luke arrived with a tractor and proceeded to grade the road.  While chatting with him I mentioned our problem with the smaller trailer and asked if he could give us a hand at some point moving the shelters.  His response "meet me there at 2:30 this afternoon"

so we went back to the old site and proceeded to take apart the shelters in preparation for the move.  Not an easy task.

right at 2;30 Luke arrived and by this time Jon had called stephanie and my grandson Jordan for some extra muscle power.  I also intimidated my brother John into joining us.

so end of the story, the shelters are at the new site.  the only thing left to go are the greenlee box and the johnny on the spot.

Thanks go out to Craig, Jon, Joe, Stephanie, my brother John, and most of all to Luke!  Great job guys!


1.  Luke grades the road

2. Not the trans canada but darned close.

3. and 4.  Joe, Craig and Jon dismantle the shelters.

and finally, despite things being so dry so early this year, flooding continues at our old site, the second time I've seen this in the last month or so.  this photo was made at 930 am this morning.

As I drove home at supper time tonight the tide was up again in the shubie river and again spreading over the old field.  It'll be that way for another few days.

Glad that the shelters are at the new site, a bit of effort but  it was not all that hard afterall. The shelters will be up next weekend as long as the weather holds up, and even that will not be all that hard. I think that a big thank you should go to Craig for bringing his trailer out for all that we needed it without question, as well thanks to paul for cutting down the trees at the end of the runway, Chris and Alain for moving the airplane stands and the picnic tables, and anyone else that I forgot to mention. I think that this place is the best thing that has happened to the club since I have been here. To think that all of this has happened in just two weeks... and without all of the BS that is involved with planning. If we had to wait for that than none of this would be done at all, and the days of waiting are over. I personally now have over 30 flights off the new field, and like Joe said its only early April.

I dunno jim.  The water was up on the old site again today.