The campsite at Abita Springs was about 20K from the Interstate and was very quiet except for the crickets and frogs at night. Where we have been staying over the last few weeks we have usually been able to hear traffic from the interstate and trains - but not in Abita Springs. There were a large number of birds in the area and ponds all over the place. It is very wet in the area, here is a picture of the "tideline" in the campsite road in front of our site from the rain the other night.
In Pensacola, just down the road is where the Blue Angles are stationed at a large navy base. The base has a large navy air museum. I went down and took some pictures this afternoon, James is not feeling well and Kathie is working on her Thesis. The Blue Angles practice on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and you can go down and watch them (I think it is Friday today - I've lost track again and my watch is broken).
At the museum a lot of the planes had fold up wings and it had planes from the earliest days, including a Sopwith Camel (with Snoopy sitting in it) and flying boats, all the way up to Harriers and TomCats.
Chinook / Labrador Helicopter
Harrier Jet
Pappy Boyington's Corsair from the Black Sheep Squadron.
They also have an historic lighthouse.
For us this was a quick stop, we are moving again tomorrow, the weather is supposed to get really nasty here over the next couple of days so we want to move away from the area. It wasn't until this morning that I noticed the tornado siren mounted in the eves of the washroom building in the last campsite.
The weather today was great, (a good day - boots and jeans, a better day - sandals (no socks) and jeans, a great day - sandals and shorts).
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