Rogere picked me up in his new skimcraft: Didem.We already had our personal gear aboard his wonderful ship "Halcon". We greeted each other with a handshake-not exactly sure how much friends we are-but we grinned at each other. It'll be all right.
Rogere set Didem down about a half mile from the launch area. He indulged my urge to walk to the port so I could let my body feel the solid ground before we took off; not to feel a natural surface for several weeks.
As we talked and drew closer to the port, there on the outskirts of Garner, many business travelers and vacationers were rushing to the port master's building from various taxis, trickles, bubbles, skimcraft, etc.But there was a noisy crowd of maybe 100 people gathered around the entrance.They carried signs with slogans like: YOU CAN
