Casey Jones Campground, Lake City, Florida

Upon leaving Sunset King Lake Resort in DeFuniak Springs, Florida our next final destination was The Great Outdoors RV & Golf Resort in Titusville, Florida near the Kennedy Space Center.

As it was more than a 400 mile haul to Titusville, we decided to stop near the halfway mark in Lake City, Florida for an overnight stay at Casey Jones Campground.

We may have to revisit Lake City sometime to see what's around there.

For a few more pictures of this campground, go to http://public.fotki.com/Marlonfleenor/1/2007/october/casey-jones-rv-park/ .

To be continued...

U.S. Air Force Armament Museum-Fort Walton Beach, Florida

After leaving the Gulfarium, we headed to another attraction in Fort Walton Beach. According to their website, the U.S. "Air Force Armament Museum is the only museum in the world dedicated to the collection, preservation and exhibition of artifacts and memoriabilia associated with Air Force Armament and its platforms of delivery."

And it is definitely quite a large collection.

This is a B-25 Mitchell medium bomber. This type of airplane was used in every combat arena during WW II.

This RF-4 Phantom II, developed during the early 1960's, was used to take a wide variety of pictures and observations during reconnaissance missions.

The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, "The Huey", has been modified to more than 15 different models. This particular helicopter served in Vietnam from December 1967 to June 1970.

This CGM-13 Mace Missile was a redesign of the more cumbersome TM-61 Matador Missile.

Luckily, this didn't just fall out of the sky.

Inside the museum was placed an actual Airborne Battlefield Command Control Center.

This is an inside view of the ABCCC. Several more can be found in the link below.

Only two types of nuclear bombs have ever been used in warfare. This one, The Fat Man, was the second and last nuclear weapon detonated in 1945 over Japan.

An interior view of the museum gives you an idea of the size of the exhibit area.

Outside the museum was this monument dedicated to all recipients of "The Purple Heart".

For many more pictures and information placards of the U.S. Air Force Armament Museum, go to http://public.fotki.com/Marlonfleenor/1/2007/october/us-armament-museum-/ .

To be continued...

Gulfarium-Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Today we visited The Gulfarium in Fort Walton Beach. The Gulfarium, opened in 1955, is the "oldest continually operated marine show aquarium in the entire world!"

Here's a photo of the Gulfarium dating to the '50s.

Here's the Gulfarium today.

One of the stars of the Sea Lion Show takes time out from her break to give us this candid pose.

These penguins are warm climate penguins...they don't like snow and ice.

Sea lion Molly shows us how she can balance a ball on her nose.

In the Multi-Species Show, sea lions and dolphins perform together. Here they demonstrate that they are friends.

The dolphins wait in anticipation of a scrumptuous snack.

These river otters love their fish.

Marlon trains this dolphin to eat out of his hand.

Doug takes a break to look down on Gulfarium's Dune Lagoon.

The Dolphin Show, featuring a 400,000 gallon tank, is the premiere show at the Gulfarium.

This is the home of performing sea lions who have retired. Here a couple are soaking in the sun.

Marlon couldn't pass up creating a video at The Gulfarium. Click below to view it.
For more pictures of Florida's Gulfarium, go to http://public.fotki.com/Marlonfleenor/1/2007/october/gulfarium-fort-walt/ .

To be continued...