More from Banson, Mo.

What a couple of weeks! I'm sorry it's taken this long to get a new post up, but things have been hectic in the Gateway household. First off, son Justin, has been informed he will be deployed to Iraq in May, so you can be sure you'll hear more about that later. We're still frantically planning for Sun 'n Fun, and visiting several friends and family in the process. We sold the G-3 that had been in Atlanta, and I'll be doing the transition training for the proud owners next weekend.

Of special interest to us mid west fliers, the new Branson Airport will be opening soon. http://www.flybranson.com/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=CPC&utm_term=branson%2Bairport&utm_campaign=Wahlstrom%2BAirport
It's not quite as convenient to the tourist areas, and you have to drive through a golf community to get to it which is somewhat strange, but it certainly is going to be nice. Cheryl and I decided to check it out this weekend. We actually had to stop and wait for wild turkeys on the road before progressing up the drive. In case you have never seen wild turkeys fly, (Not withstanding WKRP in Cincinnati, one of my favorite all time episodes. Click the link for guaranteed chuckle) they can, and their wing span appears to approach that of a Remos. They provided us somewhat of an airshow of their own, but the official airshow, http://bransonairshow.com/ will be May 8-10.

Of course we ate BBQ at Dana's as usual, and had the best Reuben sandwich in the country, at Chester's. Don't take my word for it, here is a review on trip advisor: http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g44160-d1189626-r21085483-Chester_s_Restaurant-Branson_Missouri.html
Chester's corns their own beef, makes their own sauerkraut and dressing. Served with a huge pile of fries, if you can convince me there is a better Reuben anywhere, I'll pick up the tab. Yes, that was a challenge!