Betsy

Auteur

Over the course of three decades, Stanley Sieja, Jr. has completed solo journeys around the world by air, land, and sea without sponsorship. The oldest of six children, I was raised on a northeastern Wisconsin dairy farm and graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1969 with a degree in Dairy Science. I accepted a commission in the United States Marine Corps, earned the wings of a Naval Aviator flying jets, and was honorably discharged from the service with the rank of Captain in the fall of 1974.

Texte du rabat

We are sometimes given works to do that we do not understand the meaning thereof, nor do we know the how, or the why, that we believe that we are given to accomplish these works. The meaning and the way remain unclear unto us, and yet we have the conviction that this is what we are being asked to do. This, then, becomes our Journey of Faith. My Journey of Faith has been travel. For three decades I crossed the oceans, deserts, mountains, and jungles of the world. I sailed the seas, flew the skies, and traversed the land without sponsors or fanfare; traveling this world perhaps as no other has before. With my left hand I advance the throttle until Betsy eases forward and then I reduce power so that we're taxing at a comfortable pace. The wind kicks up the leaves as I taxi to the end of the runway for run-up and takeoff. Join me on this journey around the world with my Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, Betsy.