Tuesday, August 6, 2013, More Museum of Flight, Move to, Elma, WA

It was moving day, but we figured if we pressed the 1:00 check-out time we could spend some more time at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA - so off we went. We started with the outdoor exhibits. You had to cross the highway and walk through the space exhibit to get to the field. 

 You know you wondered.

Thank goodness for gravity!

 

 This WAS an exciting year (I gave birth to Jon!)

  An EQUALLY exciting year (I gave birth to Kate!)

We walked through a Concorde and an early Air Force One. The Concorde certainly was all about speed. I expected a bit of luxury, knowing people paid a premium for those flights, but it had the tightest seats and lowest ceilings I have seen. It was like a small private jet lengthened to hold 100 people.

 Concord Cockpit

"The first jet-powered Air Force One (1959–62, SAM 970), a Boeing VC-137B was flown to Boeing Field in 1996. Retired from active service earlier that year, it is on loan from the Air Force Museum."

These would make great RV galleys!  If they ever decide to re-purpose this relic, we should snatch it up. 

Color me confused.  I did extensive research and I'm still puzzled at how a Litton Industries Microwave oven ended up on a plane that was decommissioned in 1962. 1967 maybe, but 1962 doesn't add up.  You may be puzzled by why anyone would waste time wondering such a thing.

This way, Mister President.

Time to shine'er up.

We went through the WWI and WWII fighter aircraft exhibits one more time and then headed back to the coach. The drive to Elma, WA, was only 75 miles (3,724.8 trip/63,205.9 total), but not starting until nearly 1:00 made it seem like a long trip. We were set up in Elma by 3:00. It's nice to have full hook-ups again, but I most appreciate the break after all the Seattle sight-seeing! We have six nights here and not much in the way of plans. We'll spend one day in the capital, Olympia, WA, (only 20 miles east). The rest of the week we'll spend researching the next leg of our journey - up to Olympic National Park and then over to and down the coast. We would love to hear suggestions for must-see places.