Oshkosh Day 3

It rained during the night with thunder and lightning.  I slept through it but Goni heard it all.  While it made the ground wet again it didn't create too many problems to the rain soaked grounds.  Surprisingly there was not as much humidity all day.  One of the problems with the rain was an increase in mosquitoes.  They are very hungry! We spent the day at the airshow and visited the warbird area.  Lots of old military airplanes including several that were doing run ups to takeoff.  Hard to believe some of these planes are 60-80 years old and still fly. We went over to Pioneer Airport and then the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) museum.  The EAA, which runs the airshow, has a hands on educational program for kids of all ages.  We took pictures of some kids practicing their flying skills.  We also got a picture of the Goodyear blimp before it took off to fly around the area. Inside the museum we saw lots of airplanes and people.  We saw the Aerocar which was designed and built by Longview resident Mort Taylor 50 years ago.  While the car was not a business success it was the first functional flying car. After the airshow we went up to visit my nephew Todd and go to dinner.  His three children, Derek, Cassie and Jordan were all there.  Haven't seen the kids (who are now young adults) for several years.  We had a nice visit and they will be heading up to the family reunion in Michigan on Saturday. Tomorrow (Thursday) we will head down to Chicago for an overnight visit to Greer and her family.