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Friday, April 9, 2004
Subject: Friday, April 09, 2004
Time: 5:09:00 PM EDT
Author:  nzairrace


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Friday, April 09, 2004

     Leg 1: Te Anau – Invercargill

     Leg 2: Invercargill – Cromwell

Bittersweet. We are here in Queenstown after traveling a dozen days and many more stops through all of New Zealand – but the race has come to an end. The day began with frost and ice covering the airplanes at race start in Te Anau. After the last morning briefing and the sun melting the way, we headed out through the sounds around the Alps and out to the coast, eventually landing in Invercargill for lunch.

At lunch, we found out that the weather around Stewart Island was not good, and that leg was thus cancelled. We followed the original route to the finish in Crowell, and the planes split up from there, with most repositioning to Queenstown airport as many of us are attending Warbirds Over Wanaka, an annual air show held this weekend. The one last item left on the docket happens Sunday night, when we have the official end of race banquet. There the winners will be revealed, the prizes awarded, and the goodbyes made final. Stay tuned.



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  • #2 Comment from lisa5664 
    4/9/04 10:21 PM | Permalink
    Wow, congrats all around!!
    Sam your pics are the best.
    Can't wait to see you on Monday Chuck.
    Love,
    Lisa, wifer of Chuck
  • #1 Comment from laddiemse 
    4/9/04 9:04 PM | Permalink
    Congratulations you guys!  I look forward to hearing the stories.

    Scott