I remember when we moved to Ferndale from our house in San Jose where we were nearly under the flight path of SJO airport, that one of the things I was struck by was the lack of airplanes in the sky. I think it was about a month before I even saw an airplane fly over and it has remained about that frequent of an event. Once in awhile we’ll see a small private airplane, a CDF plane, or the Coast Guard helicopter, but most of the time the only large things flying overhead are the buzzards. So today when I heard the familiar sound of the Goodyear blimp flying overhead, I didn’t recognize it until I spotted it. In the Bay Area it was a frequent site due to the many sporting events it covered, but I wasn’t expecting to see it in Ferndale. At first I thought it was just passing through, but then it spent some time circling around Ferndale, passing right over our house a couple of times. What I would have given to be up there looking down and taking pictures. It finally continued on its southern journey, so I’m not sure if they were just particulary enamored with our little village or what.