Wednesday 5th August 2015
After a full on day on Tuesday being delayed and spending the day at San Francisco we had a bit of a late start to the day. By the time we left the motel it was close to 10 am. We had about 30 miles to travel to the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum to see the Spruce Goose. Once we arrived we entered the museum and it was awe inspiring. This aeroplane was so big it was hard to fathom. It was built in the 40's and today it is the biggest plane to ever fly. The wingspan is larger than the A380. The difference here is it was completely made of wood. Howard Hughes was the builder and designer and he piloted the plane on its one and only flight. If you are ever in Oregon you need to come and see this monster. There was also lots of other planes to see and another complete building devoted to space travel.
Another big draw card here was the 747 on top of a building that is a water park. The 747 is the actual water slide with the tubes going through the plane. There is also a second 747 just parked up out the front on the lawn.
Once done at the museum we had about 330 kms to drive to get to Seattle. Stopped at Denny's for dinner on the way along with some DQ blizzards to get us through the drive. Got to Em's house around 10.30 pm. It was great to see her after 9 months. It was now bed time after such a long day.
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| wombat sees the spruce goose |
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| inside the sg |
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| cool plane |
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| our tour guide |
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| tail end of sg |
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| army jeep |
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| motors on the sg, 4 each side |
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| photo of sg before its flight at long beach ca |
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| Hughes h-4 hercules 'spruce goose' |
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| 747 on display |
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| me under the 747 |
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| wombat taking a look |
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| space shuttle cart |
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| water slide park |
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| gondola at portland |
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| driving through portland |
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