The day that should have been ...

So today started off with the words "interesting situation" and "super typhoon" being uttered in the same sentence. We should be on our way to Guam right now or at least dodging Super Typhoon Ioki somewhere over the Pacific, instead I am sitting in my house in Minot, washing the only 3 articles of clothing I have left (everything else is still with the jet) so I don't have to be dirty for many hours in the plane tomorrow. Why you might ask, did we have to come back to Minot? Couldn't we have diverted to Hawaii or even Fairchild in Washington? The answer to this question is yes, we could have diverted to either location. The answer to the other question isn't important, just understand that circumstances beyond our control (for example, tankers not showing up to the refueling point) forced us to come home. And yes, we are going to attempt our flight again tomorrow. So the highlight for today was the bat couple we found living in the bomb bay before we took off this morning. Fortunately I had my camera, as every good navigator should, and got the picture.
If we end up finding ourselves back in Minot again tomorrow, I will update everyone here. If, however, by some miracle we make it to Guam I'll update this as soon as I get internet service. Till the next time, take care ...