Among her many achievements was beingthe first person to fly from Hawaii to California. She also became thefirst person to make solo flights across both the Atlantic and PacificOceans. 59In 1937, Earhart attempted the first around-the-world flight at theequator. While attempting the stretch ...
After the war, she returned to the United States and enrolled at Columbia University in New York as a pre-med student. Earhart took her first airplane ride in California in December 1920 with famed World War I pilot Frank Hawks—and was forever hooked. In January 1921, she started flying ...
After the war, she returned to the United States and enrolled at Columbia University inNew Yorkas a pre-med student. Earhart took her first airplane ride inCaliforniain December 1920 with famed World War I pilot Frank Hawks—and was forever hooked. In January 1921, she started flying lessons...
Hawaiian— Hawaiian is tricky, of course, because in-cabin pets aren’t allowed on flightstoHawaii (they’re allowed on inter-island flights, and on flights leaving Hawaii). The agent I spoke to told me that the ticketing fee is not waived — you know the drill by now — but ...
Luckily for me, I was a decent cyclist. I rode with Troy more than I swam or ran, probably because it was the only part of training where I could keep up with him…sort of. He was always faster than me, but he’d always turn around and come back to ride with me if he went ...