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Pensacola & Pensacola Beach, FL June 2008 On Tuesday we drove to Naval Air Station Pensacola to see the Blue Angels practice. I've seen the Blue Angels perform before at Willow Grove, but it's always fun to see them again! We also went to the National Naval Aviation Museum and drove through downtown Pensacola. We went to lunch at Captain Joey Patti's Seafoood Deli. Believe it or not we ate mullet. I know, you're thinking "that's a bait fish!" Well, down there they're huge and it was actually good! On the way back we took a drive through Pensacola Beach.

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The sun rises over the bay as we head to NAS Pensacola to see the Blue Angels	Fat Albert	Blue Angel 4 prepares to take off
The diamond takes off	The diamond	The diamond soars overhead
The Blue Angels diamond makes an inverted pass	Blue Angels pass by	The Blue Angels solos make a dirty pass
The diamond climbs	Blue Angel 5 passes by on edge	Flying nose to wingtip
Five of the Blue Angels climb into a loop	Five of the Blue Angels complete a loop	Blue Angels pass by in close formation
The Blue Angel solos perform the High Alpha manuever flying at an incredibly slow speed!	All lined up	All 6 Blue Angels in the delta formation
All 6 Blue Angels climb into the flour-de-lis maneuver	All 6 Blue Angels perform the flour-de-lis maneuver	All 6 Blue Angels in the delta formation
All six Blue Angels end the show	Blue Angel 7 touches down	A former Marine One helicopter
Pensacola lighthouse onbaord NAS Pensacola	The National Naval Aviation Museum onboard NAS Pensacola is quite impressive	That's a wooden prop on that plane
Space capsule used in SkyLab	The National Naval Aviation Museum onboard NAS Pensacola is quite impressive	Wow, candy marketing has come a long way over the years!
4 retired Blue Angels hang in the National Naval Aviation Museum	4 retired Blue Angels hang in the National Naval Aviation Museum	4 retired Blue Angels hang in the National Naval Aviation Museum
Historic Downtown Pensacola has the look of New Orleans	Pensacola Beach isn't much more than a narrow barrier island, yet there's a whole town on it	The spaceship house is a unique rental property
The beaches in Pensacola Beach are incredibly white	The beaches in Pensacola Beach are incredibly white	The beaches in Pensacola Beach are incredibly white
The sun sets over the bay as we drive back to Shalimar	The Pensacola Bay Bridge