June 2008
On Tuesday, we drove to Naval Air Station Pensacola to see the Blue Angels practice. I've seen the Blue Angels perform before at Willow Grove, but it's always fun to see them again! We also went to the National Naval Aviation Museum and drove through downtown Pensacola. We went to lunch at Captain Joey Patti's Seafood Deli. Unbelievably we ate mullet. I know, you're thinking, "that's a bait fish!" Well, down there they're huge and it was actually good! On the way back, we took a drive through Pensacola Beach.
The sun rises over the bay as we head to NAS Pensacola to see the Blue Angels
Fat Albert
Blue Angel 4 prepares to take off
The diamond takes off
The diamond
The diamond soars overhead
The Blue Angels diamond makes an inverted pass
Blue Angels pass by Blue Angels pass by
The Blue Angels solos make a dirty pass
The diamond climbs The diamond climbs
Blue Angel 5 passes by on edge
Flying nose to wingtip
Five of the Blue Angels climb into a loop
Five of the Blue Angels complete a loop
Blue Angels pass by in close formation
The Blue Angel solos perform the High Alpha manuever flying at an incredibly slow speed!
All lined up
All 6 Blue Angels in the delta formation
All 6 Blue Angels climb into the flour-de-lis maneuver
All 6 Blue Angels perform the flour-de-lis maneuver
All 6 Blue Angels in the delta formation
All six Blue Angels end the show
Blue Angel 7 touches down
A former Marine One helicopter
Pensacola lighthouse abaord NAS Pensacola
The National Naval Aviation Museum aboard NAS Pensacola is quite impressive
That's a wooden prop on that plane
Space capsule used in SkyLab
The National Naval Aviation Museum aboard NAS Pensacola is quite impressive
Wow, candy marketing has come a long way over the years!
4 retired Blue Angels hang in the National Naval Aviation Museum
4 retired Blue Angels hang in the National Naval Aviation Museum
4 retired Blue Angels hang in the National Naval Aviation Museum
Historic Downtown Pensacola has the look of New Orleans
Pensacola Beach isn't much more than a narrow barrier island, yet there's a whole town on it
The spaceship house is a unique rental property
The beaches in Pensacola Beach are incredibly white
The beaches in Pensacola Beach are incredibly white
The beaches in Pensacola Beach are incredibly white
The sun sets over the bay as we drive back to Shalimar
The Pensacola Bay Bridge