Tina, me, and Gunter, on the day we met. It looks like the ruins of a Roman aqueduct, but this scenery at Schwetzingen Palace was built in the 18th century and always looked like this. Photo courtesy of Tina Haug. June 30 — Worms, Germany to Mannheim, Germany Earthrounders befriend me; mechanics assist me People
Flying down the Rhine. The Jewish cemetery in Worms has graves from 1058, making it the oldest surviving Jewish cemetery in Europe other than the Jewish sections of Roman catacombs. That’s the Worms cathedral in the background. The Nibelung Tower is relatively modern, built in 1900, but it’s still picturesque. Schnitzel with Bombay sauce at
Once I figured out how to get it into reverse, this car worked great. Mustard soup, a Monschau specialty. Monschau. Streuselbrötchen, without or with chocolate, are an Aachen regional specialty. Which to have? One of each, of course. Aachen-Merzbrück tower was in good hands with Walter Pastucha and Nikolas Fischer. Walter has flown across the
Le Touquet is a short flight or ferry ride from England, so there are lots of English tourists. And where you find Englishmen, you find cricket. June 25 — Bergen, Norway to Le Touquet, France Great flying weather; bad running weather The crew of Ryanair Flight 7239 delivered their passengers safely from Manchester to Copenhagen
Herring with potatoes and sour cream at marg & bein, where I also enjoyed the plukkfisk with bacon. Elk sausage and my favorite Norwegian cheese, a brown cheese that tastes like caramel and is made from goat and cow’s milk. Holding outside Bergen. June 23 — Kjeller, Norway to Bergen, Norway Holding en route to
En route to Kjeller, over a lake and under some clouds. A 19th century renovation of the 13th century stave church from Gol, Norway, at the Norway Folk Museum. “Angst” isn’t the most famous painting by Munch, but it’s a good one. June 22 — Røros, Norway to Kjeller, Norway Exploring Norway’s capital city Oslo
The weather on the day I left Tromsø was a little bit challenging, as you can see from this picture of my parked plane . . . . . . and this shot shortly after departure. A black wood house in Røros. June 21 — Tromsø, Norway to Røros, Norway, via refueling stop at Bardufoss,
Mack, the world’s northernmost brewery, was founded by Ludwig Markus Mack in Tromsø in 1877; I drank some of its beer in 2026. Flowers in the world’s northernmost botanical garden, with the fjord behind. The dead-end taxiway with the two-hour parking limit. Tromsø’s harbor, the bridge we crossed twice in the marathon, and the mountain across the fjord. June 18
What I saw out Jussi’s window on the ride into town from Turku Airport. Unlike the first time we met, there was no fence between Jussi and me when we went to dinner in Turku. June 17 — Hyvinkää, Finland to Turku, Finland Getting back together with Jussi I woke up to find I had
Members of Jukolan Pilotit ry, the flying club at Hyvinkää airport. My intention was for me to do the oil change, but Pertti Heininen gave me a big hand. June 16 — Forssa, Finland to Hyvinkää, Finland (after bus back to Forssa from Helsinki) Changing the oil, meeting more friends After taking the bus back