Aleta Thompson

On Sunday last I was treated to a very special event: I got to ride in a vintage World War II open-cockpit that flew out of Arlington Airport. Once we acheived a certain elevation, the pilot took the T6 Texan through its paces, and the next thing I knew I was looking straight up at the sky and then down at the beautiful green fields of the valley --- we were upside down! We did several rolls ...

On 9-6 I head for Dubrovnik and a sailing vacation along the beautiful Dalmatian Coast of Croatia (formerly Yugonslavia). I will post pictures when I return, but for now imagine warm, azure waters, a dramatic high-cliffed coastline dotted with picturesque seaside towns with their terracotta roofs...