Wet Stuff

The forecast had been for snow, yes, here in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Maybe an inch.

By 2 AM (last night) it was pouring rain.  And I was awake.  Cappy was doing his regular panic shaking, but quietly.  And I stayed awake.  It was raining hard, ohhhhhh, I said that, well it was!!  Sound kept me awake, it was short of deafening, but not by much!

So, I turned on the weather channel and found that all schools in Baldwin County Alabama and surrounding areas had been cancelled for Friday.  Over at the Pensacola Naval Hospital, all routine appointments have been cancelled, the emergency room is open.  All personnel not affliated with the emergency room were asked to remain at home.

At 8 AM, it is still raining, buckets of rain. Campsite is flooded once more.  Maybe an inch of snow would be preferable??

We are still under a winter storm warning.  So, stay tuned, I may get a photo of snow here yet.

*If Pensacola gets snow, it will be the first time in 31 years, believe that is what Man heard on a local telie station last night.

**Weather graphic from logopub.net (Link not functional as of January 2019)

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2009-10 Winter Tana Tour, Naval Aviation Museum

Yesterday, we started out to visit Orange Beach Alabama, and after some driving around, stopping for one cemetery tucked away on a back road (just cause I saw it and wanted to stop), and stopping for lunch, we ended up in Pensacola Florida.  With no real plan, we decided on a whim, to head to the National Museum of Naval Aviation at the Pensacola Naval Base.

After clearing the security booth and getting some directions, we spent several enjoyable hours wandering around the museum.  We did not take a lot of time to seriously study the many fine fine displays, but, just absorbed and enjoyed.  Took many photos of planes, and a few helicopters.  Sometimes it is just nice to just wander and not work at it too hard. 

Got to see a few Blue Angel airplanes hanging.  OKKK, since Man was a Navy dude, I probably am a bit prejudiced, but, aren't they beautiful??

I kinda liked this photo:

After our pleasant visit at the museum, we drove over to the site of the Pensacola Lighthouse, oldest lighthouse site on the Gulf Coast.  They only have tours on Saturdays and on special Wednesdays so, I took my photo and we headed back to Tana.

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