The highlight of our week's stay in Panama City Beach is no doubt the exciting Blue Angels! We got up early and drove almost 3 hours to the Pensacola Naval Air Station to see them practice.
We were fortunate to have great weather that morning. The Blue Angels awed us with their famous aerobatic maneuvers, performed with utmost precision and accuracy. For the uninitiated, the Blue Angels are "the Navy's flight demonstration squadron of the United States Navy." You can read more about them on Wikipedia here.
After the airshow, we cooled off at the Naval Aviation Museum, admiring the collection of planes and soaking in the history. The amazing Navy veteran Liutenant Cash Barber, who celebrated his 100th birthday in May, was regaling visitors with stories of life in the navy and flying the amphibious aircraft, the "Catalina" during World War II.
We stopped at the Pensacola Light around the corner for a picnic. Just as we were finishing lunch, it started to rain. Alas, no visit to the lighthouse. Or the Gulf Islands National Seashore, much to our disappointment.
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| Entrance to Pensacola Light |
The next few days found us in Panama City Beach, where we swam and reveled in the warm, clear waters of the gulf. Thoughts of buying some tools to scoop up the blue crabs crossed our minds.
We enjoyed the glorious sunsets. A perfect ending to our vacation.
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| sunset at Schooners Restaurant |
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| sunset at SpringHill Suites, near the PCB Pier |
Have you seen the Blue Angels?
Wow, the Blue Angels and their precision flights amaze ... and the sunsets, awe inspiring.
ReplyDeleteThe Naval Aviation Museum is amazing. We got a few glimpses of the Blue Angels flying. They are amazing as well.
ReplyDeleteWow! Great way to spend a day! Lovely captures.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a fantastic visit you had. The sunset is absolutely beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLooks like an amazing trip! The Blue Angels must have been such a thrill to see! Sorry you missed the lighthouse, but those sunsets at Panama City Beach look gorgeous! Hope you get to scoop some blue crabs next time!
ReplyDeleteYou have written another great report with the photos and video along with it of your beautiful day out. And that you get to see The Blue Angels like this and up close is already a super sighting. Greetings Tine
ReplyDeleteGlad that the sky was clear and comfortable to enjoy the amazing airshow. Gorgeous sunset.
ReplyDelete...the beach looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteNice vacation. Love video of the airshow! Hope to see that part of Florida to catch sunset and blue crabs too soon
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What a great vacation! I've seen the Blue Angels a couple times at air shows. It's something you never forget!
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Eileen!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures of Panama City Beach and Pensacola. :-)
What a amazing Blue Angel's practice. Great video!
It was very worth traveling 3 hours to get there and watch it. ;-D
Oh that is so interesting your Blue Angels must be like our Red Arrows in the UK, its always so impressive to see them fly in formation! Your sunset photos are gorgeous!
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