Pensacola NAS, Day 3

Today, we decided to stay on the base and check out the Naval Air Museum and the Light House.  So, after a purposely slow morning enjoying coffee, convo, and such, we headed off to the museum.  Not much commentary needed for the museum.  It was a very neat place to see.  It's worth doing for sure.  We picked up the kids' some t-shirts as well.  I'll let the pics speak for themselves.

After the museum, we headed across the street to the lighthouse.  This lighthouse was quite a sight.  I'm not fond at all of heights, but I paid the $5 to climb the thing.  Just one of things ya gotta do.  So, they tell me the thing is 179 steps I think to the top and I'm thinkin' that not that many.  Whew, between the workout with the stairs and my body tensing/shaking as I forced myself to the top, I was whipped by the time it was over and drenched in sweat.  It was worth it.  Ok, I have to admit one thing.  There was a curator at the top who tried to insist that I just had to walk around the outside balcony after all, I'd gotten this far.  Well, it wasn't very big around the balcony and I thought I could hug the wall and side step so I put one foot out and glanced downward.  No freakin' way.  Instantly lightheaded.  He tried not to laugh, but couldn't hold back the big smiles I guess.  I did climb up to the area with mirrors and that was all I needed.