We woke up bright and early this morning after a short but deep sleep to less than desirable weather in Hugoton Kansas. Just after seven we were outside scraping the frost off the planes. Despite being so far south, the weather was not quite what we expected. Aaron D. and Bretton headed up in the Warrior to scope out the weather and were back shortly later due to low cloud ceilings and decreasing visibility. Fearing the worst, we headed back inside and eagerly awaited weather updates. Three or four hours later we tried again...this time successfully. Although the weather still wasn't great we managed to sneak south a little to Guymon Oklahoma and dodged being delayed for a day or two in the process. 
In Guymon we took the airport's courtesy car (a retired police cruiser!) and headed in for some McDonald's. As we ate we noticed the weather was improving so we decided to try and put some more distance behind us. Once again however we ran into a slight setback. When we tried to unlock the warrior the key broke off in the lock! And no...we didn't have a spare. Fortunately we were able to get one cut fairly quickly and a retired mechanic assisted us in removing the broken off piece. Slightly delayed, but we optimistic spirits, we once again took to the skies and skirted southwest beneath a somewhat low cloud cover. We arrived in Dalhart Texas around seven. Bailey's FBO took us in, provided us with free hangar space for the aircraft, and a weathered yet reliable courtesy car (at least we hope it's reliable).
Deciding to call it a day, we checked in to the luxurious Super Eight Hotel and began planning for the next day. To our relief, the weather seemed to have improved...meaning our trip towards the Grand Canyon should go smoothly. Some of us headed out for a late supper before coming back to the room. Although it was a short day in terms of flight time, we were all tired and more than ready for showers and sleep...in beds! Thanks for following! Stay classy!
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