Afraid?, Not Me!!!

Although Kassidy had more flight time under her belt before the ripe old age of 1 than most have had in a lifetime, she still was terrified when we had planes fly over our house. Our house is right in the flight pattern of flights going in and out of Fort Bragg and they can be quite low and loud as they do so. On many occasions, we would be sitting inside the house and she would cower down as one would fly over. The kicker was when we would be outside on the deck and they would fly over. Oh boy was that a trip. We are talking total convulsions practically. However, now we have made a game out of it and she has adjusted well. She now waves to them as they fly by and runs to go outside when she hears one. Not too long ago I had somehow found my way onto a website about a little local family-owned BBQ pit restaurant ( http://www.pik-n-pig.com/ ) built right on an airport landing strip for personal planes. It is about 45 minutes away in a small country town called Carthage. We have talked, for a few months, about going to it and eating while watching the privates planes land and take off. We finally went today and it was GREAT! Kassidy wouldn't even eat because she was so amazed. The planes were less than 15 yards away as they taxied down the runway in front of us. We were sitting under the green roof and the first plane that came in after we were seated was the plane you see in the picture sitting right beside the green roof. You should have seen Kassidy's face as it kept getting within 10 feet of our table. Funny! We saw several people fly in, come over to the restaurant and eat lunch, then go get back in and fly off. They were definitely busy. As soon as one landed another one took off and so on and so forth. We pulled in the parking lot to one coming in and pulled out 1-1/2 hour later with one taking off. I would estimate we saw about 20-30 planes either taking off or landing while we sat and ate. I couldn't eat because Kassidy screamed for me to take a pic of every plane coming and going. She did not want to miss anything. I wish we would have discovered this place earlier. It was a perfect day and we hope to be able to take friends and family who come to visit to enjoy too as long as the weather is cooperating. While they have tables on the inside, it is much more entertaining to sit outside and be able to have a clear view of the planes. This is fun for all ages not to mention good food. That is always a plus and added benefit. For anyone who lives here in the area, I would highly recommend you visit this place and for anyone who doesn't live in the area, come visit and we will treat you to a BBQ plate with a unique experience.