Flying on Thanksgiving day is a tradition. My Dad and I head off bright and early and enjoy a flight before heading home to begin preparing the bird. Yesterday was no exception. Luckily we fly much better than a Turkey.
We started our sightseeing journey heading South but there were some lower clouds so I decided to go North. I remembered there was an Rice plantation up on the St. Mary's river. A friend had shown it to me about 20 years ago and periodically I have dropped by to take a look.
The route there took us over Jacksonville International where we had a great view.
We continued up to the plantation. According to a UNF website it is, "... a former rice field located on the south shore of the St. Marys River at its juncture with the Little St. Marys River. Constructed by enslaved Africans in 1768 and farmed until the American Civil War, the rice field is now part of White Oak Plantation."
You can clearly see the channels dug for irrigation. After the rice field, we headed back to JAX for a landing and then back to our home base. Why stop? Why not, they weren't busy and it was on the way.
Returning home we had a great view of the Dames Point Bridge (really named the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge). Then it was back in the hangar as we had an adventure planned for Friday.
We started our sightseeing journey heading South but there were some lower clouds so I decided to go North. I remembered there was an Rice plantation up on the St. Mary's river. A friend had shown it to me about 20 years ago and periodically I have dropped by to take a look.
The route there took us over Jacksonville International where we had a great view.
We continued up to the plantation. According to a UNF website it is, "... a former rice field located on the south shore of the St. Marys River at its juncture with the Little St. Marys River. Constructed by enslaved Africans in 1768 and farmed until the American Civil War, the rice field is now part of White Oak Plantation."
You can clearly see the channels dug for irrigation. After the rice field, we headed back to JAX for a landing and then back to our home base. Why stop? Why not, they weren't busy and it was on the way.
Returning home we had a great view of the Dames Point Bridge (really named the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge). Then it was back in the hangar as we had an adventure planned for Friday.
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