Then we headed back to Pensacola Naval Aviation Museum which is only a 25 minute drive from our campground. We wanted to visit the exhibit explaining how dirigibles (like the Macon) were used as aircraft carriers. Very interesting story! More info is available Wikipedia USS Macon.
Next we went in for the noon presentation of the Hubble movie in the IMAX theatre. The photography taken by the astronauts and from the Hubble telescope is amazing.! Definitely worth paying to see! (We qualify for the Senior Discount here since we’re over 62 years old!).
After the movie, we wandered around some more, trying to take in all the exhibits. The Museum does provide guided tours led by ex-military people that know their stuff. In hindsight, we may have enjoyed the extra information they provide.
We finished at the museum shortly after 2 pm so drove back along the coastal highway, stopping for an hour to walk the beach at one of the State Park sites between Orange Beach and Gulf Shore. The sand is so white here it looks like snow! But the wind is cool and the water cold. Many people walking the beach but only a couple wading in the water – no one daring to swim!
There is snow in Alabama! Here is the walkway to the beach with the snow drifting in around it like sand dunes. OK...I didn't fool you. The sand is so white you really can't tell the difference in this photo.
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