Christine and Bob took us to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum . The new Intrepid Museum opened its doors for the first time November 8 and 9, after a two year renovation project. It took us an hour and a half to get to the ticket booth! The wind was cold and blustery! Brrr! 
Three Chinooks flew overhead as we waited in line. 
A bicycle path was parallel to where we were standing. Even though it was blustery and cold, there was a fair amount of bicycle traffic on the path. We got a little closer to the door and were told the computer system had broken down and no more tickets could be printed... yikes! 
We warmed up by looking at the inside displays before going out to brave the wind again. Look at the flags behind the British Airways Concorde! 
Back atop the aircraft carrier. 
Christine at the controls! 
The cockpit of the BA Concorde is on the right.
Back home, Christine is finely chopping a red pepper, freshly picked parsley and cilantro leaves and a medium scallion for ranch dressing. "There is something relaxing about finely chopping ingredients," she says. Notice the new granite counter top.
After a delicious dinner of grilled chicken, mashed potatoes and green beans, Christine and Bob surprised me with an early birthday treat: raspberry white chocolate cupcakes! Did we have a sugar high!
The next morning, it was business as usual! "Have a good day, Christine!" Lloyd is in the background. He is becoming more friendly. His brother, Floyd, poked his head up once or twice, but mostly stayed hidden. Next time, Floyd. 
Bob saying good-bye! 
As we approached the airport, we could see a white slurry outside the window. There had been talk about snow at the airport. We were greeted with a layer of snow on the car, and windows that were frozen shut. Brrr... Well, somebody had to clean the windows, then someone else had to get out to release the car from the parking lot hostages. Yikes!
All in all, a nice trip!
# posted by Martha @ 7:31 PM
: November 19, 2008 12:56 PM 
