After getting to the Pensacola / Perdido Key area, we heard about the Blue Angel practice sessions from quite a number of people and got the information while at the museum the day before. When in town, the Blue Angels practice every Tuesday and Wednesday morning at the bright and early start time of 8:30 AM. We were told to be at the museum parking lot by 7:00 AM in order to insure a parking spot, although we did find out they don't open the gates to the flight line until 7:30 AM. A cold front had come through the area (we heard it snowed in TN!) so when we left for the practice session it was 38 degrees outside, with winds up to 15 mph.Despite the wait and the cold, we all thought the show was very much worth all of that - it is incredible to see these planes and how close together they fly in their formations, not to mention, all of the tricks and other maneuvers they execute.
Here we are, bundled up before the show.
A couple of shots of the crowds - there were two large bleachers, along with space on the asphalt and grass for spectators. The gentleman standing up was located just to the right of us and is a frequent attender of these practice sessions. He helped us out with locating the Angels and knowing what direction they were coming in from, during the show.
One of the planes below is flying upside down and then passed over top of the other plane - amazing!
So close together, they look like one unit!
After the Blue Angels show, we headed back to the house and then Miss K and I went shopping while Mr. M tried his hand at fishing in the back canal. For the shopping, we checked out a couple of flea market type places we saw on our way back from the museum the day before. As far as the fishing, Choo thought it was too cold for the fish to be biting.
Once we had lunch, we headed out to the Adventure Center in Orange Beach to do some mini-golfing and go-cart riding. (We also ran into Miss K's homeroom and math teacher and her family while mini-golfing!)
Mr. M got a hole-in-one!
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