Day 49 = One Airplane

Day 49 – Saturday: August 03, 2013, miles ridden today: 152.5

 

A - Motel 6 Seattle North Kirkland

B - Eastside Harley-Davidson

C - US Post Office

D - Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour

E - Anacortes, WA

F - NAS Whidbey Island

Walter was at the HD dealer at 0900 this morning, however we didn’t get out of there till 1045. I then had to mail some unneeded stuff back home, next we went searching for coffee. Now here in the epicenter of Sawbuck’s and other copycat coffee shops, you’d think we’d find something quickly? Wrong, we found the “Pink Cupcake” :) Cupcakes were great!

Our first stop was Boeing Aircraft in Mukilteo, WA. It was amazing to see so many planes of various models and configuration being prepared for delivery to the customer. I’ve been on this journey 49 days now, Boeing produces a 777 every 48, so there has been one plane manufactured and ready to deliver once the last third of the $295M is handed over, and that doesn’t include the cost of the interior and other customer specific options. A 747-8 cost $350M. WOW!

We then rode to Anacortes, WA so that we’d be at the San Juan Ferry first thing tomorrow, but with 78 motels in town there wasn’t a room to be had.

 

787 Composite Section

Traditional Aluminum fabricated Skin Panel

Fibre Thread used to make the Composite Fuselage

All the planes getting ready for delivery 

The 747 in background with the Green protective film, panels manufactured in Hawthorne, CA and shipped by rail to this plant.

George & Walter

787's ready for delivery

Deception Pass

Walter's Road Glide

Walter

Deception Pass Bridge, connecting Whidbey Island to Pass Island 

Walter & George

Home for tonight - Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI)

Walter - at the Pink Cupcake Shop

Get a Haircut!

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