Nice sleep in as we get ready for another tour of the area from Dan & Vicki. This is our only full day in Stafford so we will try and make the most of it. It is so nice having locals drive you around the back roads and add info that you would never get if we were by ourselves.
After the requisite shower/prep period, we headed for breakfast in the hotel restaurant... sadly breakfast ended at 09:30 so we just decided to walk over to Dan & Vicki's place and see what we could find on the way. A quick stop at the Co-op and Kelly left with coffee in hand along with a couple danishes & yogurt.
Dan & Vicki met us coming round the corner and we headed of to RAF Cosford and the aviation museum there. It had some great displays and a Cold War theme that was very interesting. Even had a piece of the Berlin War on exhibit!
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| Fantastic scale model of the P-51 Mustang. |
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| Incredible detail of the construction. |
We walked around the various outdoor displays as well as through the three hangers that make up the museum. Great display of vintage, WW II and post war aircraft & other military equipment like tanks and vehicles.
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| Neptune |
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| PBY |
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| Lightning hanging from the ceiling! |
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| Comet |
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| Inverted F-86 |
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| Hercules (my dad flew this type for PWA) |
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| VC-10 |
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| Brittania |
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| Jaguar |
After a great walkabout we headed back to Stafford and dropped Vicki off. She would sleep awhile before starting her night shift at 8 P.M. tonight.
Dan then took us to see the Trentham Gardens and the neat shops that make up the market area. The store itself is huge and had an incredible selection of outdoor/home equipment in it. We had a pie lunch and then continued on our "private tour".
Next was the Aston Marina with it's canal boats. This is just one of many marinas that make up the huge canal system in the UK. The boats look very RV like and we thought a canal trip in the future could be a possibility (after the Panama of course!)
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| Canal Boats |
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| RV on water! |
A stop at Tesco's to get some items then a nice walk downtown to have a drink. We went to Joule's and had a couple pints of his own custom brew. All very nice!
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| Old Chamber Of Commerce |
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| Joule's pub |
Back to Dan's place (to drive Vicki to work) and after dropping her off, we headed to the the Knot & Plough Pub. Dinner was great and we enjoyed the semi-modern look of the place.
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| Nice pictures! |
Dan dropped us off at our hotel and Kelly prepped her suitcase for tomorrows flight to DUB (Dublin) while I blogged the day's events.
