Sunday September 18

7:30am - Our day started at the normal time. We had to pack up our laundry from last night so we didn't get on the road until almost 9am. Breakfast was at McD's. We are still in the land of bagel sandwiches. Our destination today was the Naval Aviation Museum. The museum is actually on the military base, Pensacola Naval Air Station. The military allows people onto the base to visit the museum, the lighthouse, and the cemetary. They give you a visitors pass that you display on your dash while you are on base. We go to the museum and take the trolley tour around the field where they have a multitude of planes. The tour guide was a retired naval pilot that knew the history of every plane and gave detailed descriptions of each. It was great to have someone who flew the planes talk about them. The field is directly next to where the Blue Angels reherse. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, you can sit there and watch them practice. They have a Blue Angels jet on the field that on those days they open to the public and you can go and sit in. I can't imagine what that place is like during the summer! Packed, packed, packed. We spent a lot of time looking at all the planes they have inside as well. The place is huge. Another must see if you're in Pensacola. We stopped by the lighthouse and the cemetary before heading out. We did not have anything else planned for today because we had a pretty long drive over to New Orleans, LA. Today we were in four states. We started in Florida, drove through Alabama and Mississippi, ending up in Louisiana. We stopped in Slidell, just outside New Orleans. After much searching, we finally found a place open, and that delivers, for dinner. And we are all set for tomorrow. We have a big day planned tomorrow, so we have to get to bed early tonight.

Weather - Sun (FL, AL, MS)
Rain (LA)