the whole reason she does what she does is to propel the future of women who will fly tomorrow’s airplanes," the younger Amelia Earhart said. "That’s… - Amelia Rose Earhart

"The flight around the world is to honor Amelia Earhart, to trust that adventures are still out there," she said. "We may not be using the old technology that they had in the Elektra, but look at the coordination and planning behind it. I would challenge those people to create their own adventure.

I knew I was about to see, with my very own eyes, the one piece of land that Amelia and her navigator Fred Noonan wanted to see with every part of their being.

It’s a lot like packing snacks for a road trip,” she said. “A lot of granola, stuff that’s high in protein. Also, Sour Patch Kids,” she admitted. “Some of these stretches of time in the air are loooooong,” she said. “One will be about nine hours.”