OK, I think. Ten airports in two hours. That's a personal best. That's something to work on later. "Can you imagine what this is going to look like in my logbook?" Justin says. We taxi and park, tie down the airplane, and head inside. We don't get five feet inside the building before someone walks by and we're telling the story. Guess what we just did! Yes, one of the joys of flying is the story you get to tell, the story of how the sky did or did not open and how every bounce of the wheels is a reason for joy. Ten airports! Ten different airports in two hours. This should be official, I think. There should be certificates and plaques on the wall. But we already have what really matters. Filling out the paperwork, though, we get one last surprise. Tach time: 1.7 Hobbs time: Exactly 2.0. Beat that. AOPA THE MEANDERING Red River of the North (below). On approach at West Fargo (bottom). W. SCOTT OLSEN is an English professor at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 71http://www.aopa.org/pilot