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Marina del Rey is a beautiful harbour at the edge of the greater Los Angeles metro area.
Heather enjoying some sea breezes.
Our open top kayaks ready to go.
A sailboat coming in from the ocean.
Ready for launch!
Zach and Vera in their kayak.
Out on the water.
Out on Rodeo Drive for lunch. While we were on the coolest street in town, we saw at least a half dozen Mercedes G wagens drive by. It’s quite the sight to see even one in a day but to see six in less than two hours is extraordinary!
A two-seat A-12 trainer on a plinth outside the California Science Center. The resting place doesn’t really fit the magnificence of this craft. This craft would later be derived into the SR-71 of Air Force fame. However, the supersonic reconnaissance aircraft got its start working for the CIA.
Inside the California Science Center.
The main attraction: The Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Still dirty from space.
A few tiles have been replaced but otherwise it’s still the same old ship.
Yup, I really was hanging out with Endeavour. This brings my total space shuttle count to two orbiters and one test scale model. Now I have to collect them all!
My what a nose!
Thrusters.
I’ll never get tired of visiting space shuttles.
The Apollo-Soyuz capsule on display.
Such intricate hardware!
The back side of the Apollo capsule.
A gemini capsule.
Heat shield patterns.
