Monday, August 3, 2009








Saturday (8/1)  We got up and went to do laundry - yeah! - our last time to do laundry on the road! We came back and broke down our screen room as rain was predicted and we did not want to deal with a wet screen room.  We packed everything up for an early departure on Sunday.  How lonely our T@B looks as it nears the end of its big adventure (see picture.)  How quickly the end of the trip is coming.

In the afternoon, we went through the big C17 and C5A.  These planes are very large and can really move supplies to the troops when necessary.  

This afternoon's air show is the big event.   They have the most planes at this show and also include pyrotechnics.  They do a re-enactment of an air raid complete with bombings.  The bombings are simulated with ground pyrotechnics (see pictures.)   It is very impressive.  

The entertainment in the Theater in the Woods consisted of a movie and a comedian.  The movie was a six-year documentary on the building of a race plane.  It showed the plane being made, crashing, being rebuilt and eventually winning a race.  It really showed the love of flying the couple who built and owned the plane had.  The final entertainment of the air show was Jeff Dunham - ventriloquist and helicopter pilot.   He is a world class entertainer who loves to fly helicopters.   His performance is alway a highlight of the air show and did not let anyone down as the laughter never did stop.   What a nice way to end our stay here.

I have included some random pictures that show various aspects of this massive event.

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