July 13nd, Wisconsin to Ohio, Full Stop

We started the day with fog. And the restaurant on the field opened so we had a great breakfast! In the FBO I met Mike, who was beautifully rebuilding a supercub! He and I marvelled at flying a J3 Cub. And as I told him the Dream come true story I am going to do in Oshkosh, he immediately announced he would come over and see me! But the fog had cleared up so we took off right away. Going south along the Chicago shore was impossible because of the weather. Thanks to Johns weather equipped gps, we could get around the city in the south east. It became windfarming country, so we had to be very alert to avoid them. Greg found a autogas station on the way and decided to refuel there, while John pulled on. We made a stop at Kokomo IN, where a Champ was making landings. It was a nice flying club. We met Mr. Wright, who also became enthusiast for my upcoming show. After a ttreat on the house (two Cokes), we took off again. We hoped to get between two weather systems. The smell of hogs told us we entered Ohio State. Soon after it became darker and the first rain drops arrived. But John could follow one of his pipeline tracks and managed to get to the Worlds Biggest Breadbasket. He suggested to fly under it, as he once did, but decided against it: we had to get to Grahams Field. And so we did! Den, Johns wife, and his mother Marion came to the hangar to pick us up. We showered, and went out for a great dinner in Zanesvilles. Host: John Starner, Owner of Muddy Misers Cool River Café. He was John passenger to Alaska in an earlier flight, so I found my buddy there. After a great steak we had an icecream in Tom's IceCream Parlor (revived from the sixties). What a great day, what a great trip. After we went back home I was too sleepy to do anything. So I went to a real bed, for the first time in a week.