Day 18 -- Sunday, July 4, 2021 -- "We Are Home! Celebrations!"

 Day 18 - We think we can make it through weather in northern Florida.  We filed IFR and it was an easy 3.5 hour flight.  I was amazed that by 900 feet above ground at KCEW, we were able to reach ATC and activate our IFR clearance.

                                            We were between cloud layers most of the way home.

                                                     
                                                Looking familiar -- we are close to home.

                                Safely Home!!!  We have lots to celebrate on this 4th of July!!!

                                                    Jeri welcomed us with this sign and flowers.

                                                                Tom made the sign.

                                   Roger served champagne to everyone.  He is really glad I'm home.

                        

                                                            Jeri and Tom brought flowers.

Welcome home party!!  Thank you, Tom, Jeri, Jimmy, Nancy, Anastasia, Nicoli, and David for welcoming us home.  What a great surprise!!

After 50 hours of flying, the oil needed to be changed.  Thanks to my sweetie for keeping MOJO happy.

                                                           Ceremonial map pinning.  

Claudette and I feel very accomplished.  It was a great bucket list item to land in all 48 contiguous states.

Thank you to everyone who supported us in our epic flying adventure!!

    What do you know?  North Perry had entertainment and a fireworks celebration to welcome us home.

Statistics for our Eastern Flight in 2019 in N199MJ

33.4 Hours flown

3862 NM

31 Landings

1 Touch and Go

25 States 

19 Days

292 Gallons of Fuel

Statistics for our Western Flight in 2021 in N199MJ

50.4 Hours flown

6273 NM 

31 Landings

1 Touch and Go

23 States

18 Days

401 Gallons of Fuel

Statistics for our Total Mission in N199MJ

83.8 Hours flown

10,135 NM

62 Landings

2 Touch and Goes

48 States

37 Days

693 Gallons of Fuel

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