Before we left Phoenix we had talked about the Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio as a possible stop along the way. Woke up this morning to sunny cool skies and decided that the eighty miles to the museum would be a good idea.
Once we got there we found that the parking lot was only about a fifth full and near the door was motorcycle only parking. Went inside and the admission price was good also, free.
The exhibit consists of several very large hangers containing about 400 airplanes from the dawn of military aviation to the present. Very impressive divided into areas themed by the war they were involved in. We saw fighters and bombers from not only the US but several Russian and British planes also, I could spend a week there. Stood in the open bomb bay of a B-52 and listened to an elderly gentleman telling his family how the bombs were loaded on his plane with the Strategic Air Command in the 50's.
After that back towards Cincinnati and onto US-50 headed west. Ohio farmland with green fields and acres of grass. You new when the next small town was coming by spotting the water tower or grain silo in the distance before you saw any signs. Traffic leaving Cincinnati was a pain but after that smooth sailing.
Stopped a little early today at a Holiday Inn Express to do some laundry after negotiating a good price, negotiated two drinks which we plan to follow with a trip to the jacuzzi.
Onward across Indiana in the morning.
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Sounds like a trip back through history today. Will remember that you will travel 80 miles to go to a museum. Windy tonight- can hear the windchimes. Busy day at work- won't take long to sleep. xoxo
I was thinking the same thing, Mom! Only thing is you may have to get to that museum on the back of a bike!
Hope you're taking lots of pictures! Think you may need to be a guest speaker at school next year with all this historical information!!
Enjoy your westward travels! Be careful!
Love you!
xo
Sounds like an amazing day. Having listened to some war stories, are you sure that 'elderly gentleman' wasn't part of your group, telling stories of old war planes? Looks like you guys are having a great time, I'm enjoying the daily stories.
Love, Jeff.
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