Up in the Air

An exciting first happened this morning for Thompson and mom...a helicopter ride! Yesterday afternoon upon arriving in Cashiers, a helicopter landed beside Rusticks (Annie and Poppy's store). Not surprisingly, Thompson was eager to check it out, where he met Mr. Steve, the pilot, who graciously let him sit in the pilot's seat. And as if that wasn't enough, Steve called last night to extend an invitation to Thompson to join him at 9 am today for a ride. So, with Annie holding William, Thompson, mom and dad stepped aboard for a flight over the valley. We took off over Cashiers Lake to Whiteside Mountain...Summer Chapel...Wade Hampton and Annie and Poppy's house...Rock Mountain...Sapphire Valley...Lake Fairfield and Camp Merrie-Woode with Old Bald on our right...Pinnacle Ridge and Horizon (Mamere and Papere's mountain house)...downtown Cashiers...and then back to Rusticks for our landing. We couldn't have asked for better flying weather! An awesome experience, and one we think Thompson hasn't quite figured out how lucky he is.

The proud co-pilot

Flying over Lake Fairfield with Camp Merrie-Woode

in the distance and Old Bald on our right