Awake: 6:18am Temp 47 sleep 5+44 mostly sunny overnight @ Holt, FL.
Mid morning, we drive the Suzuki to downtown Pensacola to the National Aviation Museum; someplace I’ve waited patiently to visit.
Our tour guide was a former WWII navy pilot, teacher, & business man; now he loves to volunteer & give these tours to plane crazy guys like myself. OZ gave a great 2.5 hr tour not only because he told stories about the aircraft themselves but also the pilots that flew them.
The museum has a total of (170) aircraft; quite a lot being of the WWII vintage. I held back…taking fewer pictures than I usually do. Due to OZ’s good story telling, Kathy enjoyed the tour immensely. We also joined a science class from Paul on the atmosphere, lift, gravity, drag, wind tunnels & other subjects relating to flight. On the 2nd floor were a few dioramas featuring part of an aircraft carrier with: bunks, navigation room, communication room, etc. Also there is an exhibit featuring life around the time of 1943. All things considered, these Navy buff guys put together one fantastic flight museum & they are not done yet.
From here, we head back to our motorhome stopping en route for groceries @ Wal-Mart.
Just before crossing the Escambia Bay Bridge, small drops of rain began falling, then heavy rain pelted the car with strong gusts of wind; the noise from the combination of heavy rain & strong winds was overpowering. We slowed a little, not wanting to get blown off the road. It’s been decades since I’ve experienced a strong thunderstorm while driving; in Kathy’s words, “a might scary!”
Call Ted & set up a plan for a rendezvous on Wednesday.
Nick calls while walking home from work; I couldn’t help but tell our story of finding & visiting Jane & Ted on Saturday.
Dinner: chicken stir-fry with veggies.
We watch: “movies of the 50’s & how they influenced our lives back then.
Lights out: 11:25pm
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