Wednesday/Thursday, May 26/27, Day 77/78 - Creation and USAF Museum

We spent the morning driving in the RV. The kids have done very well spending long hours on the road.

We stopped today at the Creation Museum, south of Cincinnati in northern Kentucky. We were surprised the number of people and how well done it was. It even included a large garden/park outside. We also appreciated how it told the whole story and connected creation with Jesus, and God's plan. The kids wanted to go back through it again. I especially got a kick out of the kids asking an animatronics "Noah" questions about the ark. (The kids would select a question from a computer and Noah would answer it). For more pictures and information on the museum, see http://creationmuseum.org/

We drove on to Dayton area, and spent the night at John Bryan State Park. A quiet spot with raccoons and places for the kids to ride their bikes.


Next up, the US Air Force Museum. We spent several hours looking at hundreds of airplanes and the large gift shop. They had a great selection of significant aircraft, and even planes like Boxscar, one of the aircraft that dropped the atomic bombs on Japan that ended WWII.

In the background of the picture with the kids you can see of P40, and a B25 of Doolittle Raider fame.

We also had fun seeing some of the planes that Grandpa Ted flew in air force and national guard such as the F86 fighter jet, and KC97 air refueling tanker.

After the museum, we stopped in at another Wright Brothers site. It has been fun to visit several different sites of the Wright Brothers and learn a lot more about the birth of powered flight.

We ended the day just across the border in Richmond Indiana at a KOA. Although there are cheaper places, and even some better places, we have found the KOA's provide a repeatable experience with playground, laundry, WiFi and usually a fairly natural setting with trees.

With the Ohio stops out of the way, we are going to be pushing hard towards the Mount Rushmore area, as we make our way back home. We have now started our 12th week on the road. You can see our progress through the East up to Dayton on the following marked map.