Panama

Yes...we arrived in Panama City, Panama today about 4:00 in the afternoon after about 8 hours of flying, of at least half was in the clouds. It is a great feeling to be here, and only be 1 flight leg away from Ecuador which we hope to leave for tommorow if all goes well.

Upon landing here in Panama and doing our shutdown check, we found that once again we have a maintenance problem. Once again it is an easy fix, we just have to find the part, which probably is just the ignition switch. The airport here in Panama City is very nice, and very likely has the part, but we will see in the morning when they open. So, that said, hopefully we will be off for Quito tommorow morning and this epic flight will come to an end. Or...well lets just not talk like that yet. We are already sick and tired of hotels, and Dan and I miss our families and homes.

We cannot wait to settle back into our routine and ministry back in Shell. Please continue to pray for us. We are having a great time, and we were able to cover a lot of ground today. We did make a fuel stop in my old stompin grounds of San Jose, Costa Rica but I wasn't able to rubber neck much because I was busy keeping the greasy side down in the clouds and bumps ect. The workload into and out out San Jose was some of the hardest I have ever had. Couple that with dusting off the cobwebs after a year of not flying, and it will make your pulse go up. But like always, flying and arriving safely on the ground is a gratifying experience.