In order to stop Stacie from whining at me further, here are the photos from our Abbotsford trip. Given that she just solo’d, I’m sure she’s got aviation pumping through her veins! Far be it from me to deny her a further fix of flying goodness.

It was a great day. We took a tour bus up through Clipper Vacations. Comfort-wise it worked well but their schedule wasn’t as good as it could have been. We missed a little flying at the beginning and had to head back to the bus prior to the Snowbirds finishing their routine. Next year we’ll probably drive up, and maybe camp there overnight. That way we can catch two days of the show as really, there is too much to cram into one day.

Two days is probably about right. We didn’t even get to see the static displays, the flying was non-stop and all of it interesting. We barely pulled ourselves away long enough to grab a bite to eat! It was cloudy and overcast most of the day but the sun came out in the late afternoon. Just enough to get a light sunburn!

One nice thing about the tour package, it included box seats along the runway. This gives you a comfortable place to sit and an unrestricted view of the performances. I opted to leave the video camera at home this year but next year I think we’ll lug it along and see if we can edit together an interesting clip or two.

All in all, we had a blast! You can check out many more photos from the trip at Flickr.