11-14-16 Navy Air Museum and the Super Moon

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11-14-16  Navy Air Museum and the Super Moon

We lifted our anchor first thing and pulled into the City of Pensacola dock.

We took Uber to the Navy Air Museum. If your ever in Pensacola go, it is amazing the number of unique planes they have restored in 2 huge indoor hangars.  AND it’s free.

Here are a few examples of the planes we saw.

Home of the Blue Angles. WE missed their homecoming air show by one day. We could see them flying off in the distance from our anchorage.
Home of the Blue Angles. WE missed their homecoming air show by one day. We could see them flying off in the distance from our anchorage.
Scott's favorite plane P-42 Flying Tiger.
Scott’s favorite plane
P-42 Flying Tiger.
Gunnery Sergeant Karen
Gunnery Sergeant Karen
A-7 Fighter Jet. Nat DeVoll (Scott's Dad) was one of the test pilot for this plane
A-7 Fighter Jet. Nat DeVoll (Scott’s Dad) was one of the test pilot for this plane
F-4 Phantom. Fighter Jet. Another plane Scott's Dad was one of the test pilots for. How cool is it that your Dad flew these planes! Thank you for your service Nat DeVoll
F-4 Phantom. Fighter Jet. Another plane Scott’s Dad was one of the test pilots for. How cool is it that your Dad flew these planes! Thank you for your service Nat DeVoll
Vindicator SB2U. This is the only one in existence. It was pulled out of Lake Michigan and restored.
Vindicator SB2U. This is the only one in existence. It was pulled out of Lake Michigan  50 years later and restored.
This F4F Wildcat was pulled our of Lake Michigan where it crashed.
This F4F Wildcat was pulled our of Lake Michigan  40 or 50 years after  it crashed.

When we got back to town, we asked our Uber driver where to go for an early dinner.  We took her suggestion and went to The Fish House.  We had these little crab claws in a garlic sauce for an appetizer that were beyond amazing and delectable.

Yummy crab claw. This is the Florida's version of chicken wings only better.
Yummy crab claw. This is the Florida’s version of chicken wings only better.

The rest of the dinner was also great. We did a midafternoon dinner because we had to get to our anchorage before dark.  We pushed it a bit.  The sun had already set and there was very shallow water to navigate to our anchorage, but we got in and settled just as the Super Moon rose.  It was magical being out on the water watching it rise with its great orange color. Lift from it twinkled off the water making it even more beautiful. (No pictures of the moon. They didn’t turn out 🙁

We will stay the night and get up in the morning to explore the beach.  Follow us on our next blog for that part of our adventure.

Thanks for reading,

Karen and Scott

Unique Random Picture Of The Day:

What on earth are these odd things on rail cars.
What on earth are these odd things on rail cars.

 

4 thoughts on “11-14-16 Navy Air Museum and the Super Moon”

    1. I knew you would catch it if I made a mistake. Rotten Little Kid.

  2. The last picture you posted – “what on earth are these…” They look like the generator ends for wind turbines.

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