Sarah's Dad came and visited us this weekend, and we took a trip to the Smithsonian Air and Space museum hangar out near Dulles. The museum has filled hangar with planes, from World War two fighters to the Blackbird:
They fitted in a huge number of planes into the hangar. Am not sure how they got them all in, but I wouldn't want to have to move any of them around:
However, more cool than all of the planes in the world was the space shuttle Enterprise. The Enterprise was the first shuttle built, but never flew in space (as it was an early test model). It looks huge, with incredibly small wings for its size. I can see why people have said the shuttle flies like an (aerodynamic) brick.
We also saw a Gemini capsule, and I was shocked at the tiny area in which the early Astronauts were crammed in. It must have been an amazing ride.
Back home, and after a really good weekend, we tended our plants. One of our tomatoes is slowly ripening!
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