The Long Drive Home

The drive home from PCB was long, but we had a plan. We broke up the ride home over the course of three days. We left the beach house and did a little shopping in Panama City before leaving town. We pulled out of PCB about lunch time and made our way to visit the USS Alabama in Mobile. The Alabama was a warship during World War II. The park is really nice. They have a few memorials set up for the Korean and Vietnam veterans. And there are several planes and tanks set up around the premises. All I can say is that Jackson LOVED it!




We started on the battleship and toured the living quarters, etc. All he wanted to see were the guns. We finally made it to the deck of the ship where all the guns were. Here are Jackson and Kenny pretending to shoot the guns.



This is the chain that holds the anchor. Can you believe how big it is???

Jackson also had to tell us whether the ammunition was a missile or a torpedo. I don't know where he learns this stuff, but he taught me a few things.

After the battleship, we toured the airplane hangar. There were several refurbished warplanes in here. It's so interesting to think of the places the airplanes have been and the people who flew them. Jackson's favorite plane was this big black one. This one is actually like JetFire, one of the Transformers. He used to be a bad guy, but then became a good guy. Ask Jackson, he'll tell you all about it. :)




After the airplanes, we went through the submarine, the USS DRUM. The DRUM sailed during WWII, and is the oldest submarine on display. I can't imagine how the sailors survived in such tight quarters. If you're claustrophobic, this is not the place for you.


We then looked around at all of the rest of the tanks and planes that were on the grounds.





After that, we headed west to New Orleans. As we were leaving, I looked back and noticed a rainbow over the battleship. Look in the right corner. You can barely see it.


Here's the tunnel that goes under the river in Mobile. The kids thought this was really cool.


We stayed the night in New Orleans to rest up for our next adventure.