Sunday, 20 May 2018 – Boeing Old Home Day

Unusual trucks used as tugs for floatplane trailers. Renton has a floatplane base.

Today we headed to Boeing Field to start our day. Boeing Field is where new Boeing Airliners and Tankers are delivered to their customers. Across from Boeing Field is the engineering offices I once frequented during the Joint Strike Fighter competition and the Airborne Laser programs. Boeing Field is also home to the Museum of Flight is located. I’ve been to the Museum of Flight twice in my past and Donna once before. The parking lot was packed so we decided to wait until another time or maybe skip this time around. The Boeing area is as I remember from 10-20 years ago. We then drove toward SEA-TAC International Airport to see where I used to stay when in the area. The road to SEATAC is completely transformed with many new businesses and hotels. We drove over the hill to the East to drive through Burien where I stayed the most and to have lunch. Burien has also changed a lot and my favorite restaurant is no more. The Outback I frequented in the day was still there and we stopped there for lunch. We finished the trip down memory lane with a visit to the Renton Municipal Airport. This airport also has a Boeing plant but the main reason we visited was to see the seaplanes that use the lake end of the runway as a boat ramp. There were many DeHavilland Beavers on standard and amphibious floats which I always find interesting. You just don’t see that much around the North Texas area. I took a couple of pictures of the unique float plane tug trucks I’ve never seen anywhere else. We got back and I took Maverick on a good nature trail romp around the perimeter of the RV park.