March 17th

This morning we headed off to the Pima Air & Space Museum to see a wide variety of planes from throughout history. While this was a cool opportunity to see all kinds of planes and helicopters, there was unfortunately no way to get around other than on foot. There normally is a tour, but of course it isn’t operating due to the COVID-19 situation, and they don’t offer wheelchair or scooter rentals, so I was forced to hobble around the many acres of land to see what was on display. I did my best, but by lunchtime I was ready to call it quits.

We wound up stopping at Taco Bell for lunch, as by this time our only food options are take-out. We ate our food at home to eat before taking some time to catch up on our rest.

Pima Air & Space Museum
	A Thiokol space shuttle solid rocket booster located outside the entrance to the museum.
	The Starr Bumble Bee, which was the world's smallest airplane.
	To the left is a Gyrodyne Yron-1 "Rotorcycle" with a McCulloch Hum-1 on the right.
	A Grumman F-14A Tomcat, the type of plane flown in the movie Top Gun.
	A Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird.
	Tara posing for a picture in a Pima Air Museum "plane"...
	The "Bungay Buckaroo", a Consolidated B-24J "Liberator".
	Jayden posing in the Pima Air Museum "plane"...

	A Lockheed L-049 Constellation, restored by Trans World Airlines.
	A Lockheed C-141B Starlifter Transport.
	A Lockheed VC-140B Jetstar V.I.P. transport.
	A Fairchild C-82A.
	A Lockheed C-130A Hercules Transport.
	A Douglas C-133B Cargomaster.
	A Boeing KB-50 J Superfortress Aerial Tanker.
	A couple of planes flying from the nearby Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Aircraft.
	A Grumman E-1 Tracer Airborne Early Warning plane.
	A couple photos of an...
	...AVRO AEW. Mk. 2 Shackleton Airborne Early Warning plane.
	Another plane from the nearby Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Aircraft.
	Convair B-36J Peacemaker Strategic Bomber.
	A NASA Aero Spacelines B-377SG Super Guppy Cargo Transport plane.
	A Boeing VC-137B VIP Transport - "Freedom One".
	A Douglas VC-118A Liftmaster V.I.P. Transport - "Air Force One" used by presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
	A Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight Transport helicopter.
	Tara and Jayden joking around amongst the planes.
	A Convair B-36 Peacemaker.
	A couple of planes flying from the nearby Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Aircraft.
	A couple pictures of a...
	...Boeing B-52G Stratofortress Bomber.
	A Sikorsky UH-19B Chickasaw Cargo helicopter.
	A Piasecki H-21C Workhorse Utility-Transport.
	A Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe (Skycrane) Heavy Lift Transport.
	Another plane from the nearby Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Aircraft.
	A Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV Rescue helicopter.
	Although we couldn't get in, this is a shot of the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Aircraft Boneyard as seen from the road.

Later in the afternoon Grandma Gail and I took Drew and Jayden to the local Funtasticks Family Fun Park. The main attraction for us was the go-karts, but they also offer a small water park (which was closed, either due to the weather or the ongoing pandemic), bumper boats, a kiddie-land, mini golf, an arcade, and laser tag. We spent most of our time on the go-karts, but Drew and Jay also took a spin on the bumper boats. Poor Jay got stuck on a boat that didn’t have a functional water cannon, so Drew just spent the entire ride squirting her relentlessly. We also played half of the mini golf course before deciding it was getting too late to finish up, as darkness was setting in and we needed to get home to eat dinner.

Once we returned to Jerry & Gail’s house, Tara made dinner for us all. She made goulash for Drew and I, a quesadilla for Jay, and Rueben’s for the rest of the family. After that it was time for us to relax before calling it a night.

Funtasticks Family Fun Park
	Drew and Rodney on the go-karts.
	Drew on the bumper boats.
	Drew squirting Jayden with the bumper boat.
	Another shot of Drew.
	Jayden, Drew, and Grandma Gail on the go-karts.
	Grandma Gail taking off from the starting gates.
	Jay and Drew coming over a hill...
	...and racing down.
	Drew beating Jay into the corner.
	Grandma Gail making her way around the corner...
	...and down the straightaway.
	Jay on the straightaway...
	...and waving as she speeds away.
	Drew making his way around the track...
	...and flying down the straightaway.
	Jay giving up a thumbs up!
	Drew making it around a corner...
	...and enjoying it immensely.
	Jay going into the corner...
	...and keeping an eye on her competition.
	Drew laughing as he flies by Grandma Gail.
	Drew looking on as Jayden putts.
	Drew watching as his ball rolls towards the hole.
	Jay watching her putt make it onto the green.
	A couple of palm trees at Funtasticks Family Fun Park.

Pima Air & Space Museum

A Thiokol space shuttle solid rocket booster located outside the entrance to the museum.

The Starr Bumble Bee, which was the world's smallest airplane.

To the left is a Gyrodyne Yron-1 "Rotorcycle" with a McCulloch Hum-1 on the right.

A Grumman F-14A Tomcat, the type of plane flown in the movie Top Gun.

A Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird.

Tara posing for a picture in a Pima Air Museum "plane"...

The "Bungay Buckaroo", a Consolidated B-24J "Liberator".

Jayden posing in the Pima Air Museum "plane"...

A Lockheed L-049 Constellation, restored by Trans World Airlines.

A Lockheed C-141B Starlifter Transport.

A Lockheed VC-140B Jetstar V.I.P. transport.

A Fairchild C-82A.

A Lockheed C-130A Hercules Transport.

A Douglas C-133B Cargomaster.

A Boeing KB-50 J Superfortress Aerial Tanker.

A couple of planes flying from the nearby Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Aircraft.

A Grumman E-1 Tracer Airborne Early Warning plane.

A couple photos of an...

...AVRO AEW. Mk. 2 Shackleton Airborne Early Warning plane.

Another plane from the nearby Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Aircraft.

Convair B-36J Peacemaker Strategic Bomber.

A NASA Aero Spacelines B-377SG Super Guppy Cargo Transport plane.

A Boeing VC-137B VIP Transport - "Freedom One".

A Douglas VC-118A Liftmaster V.I.P. Transport - "Air Force One" used by presidents Kennedy and Johnson.

A Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight Transport helicopter.

Tara and Jayden joking around amongst the planes.

A Convair B-36 Peacemaker.

A couple of planes flying from the nearby Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Aircraft.

A couple pictures of a...

...Boeing B-52G Stratofortress Bomber.

A Sikorsky UH-19B Chickasaw Cargo helicopter.

A Piasecki H-21C Workhorse Utility-Transport.

A Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe (Skycrane) Heavy Lift Transport.

Another plane from the nearby Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Aircraft.

A Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV Rescue helicopter.

Although we couldn't get in, this is a shot of the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Aircraft Boneyard as seen from the road.

Funtasticks Family Fun Park

Drew and Rodney on the go-karts.

Drew on the bumper boats.

Drew squirting Jayden with the bumper boat.

Another shot of Drew.

Jayden, Drew, and Grandma Gail on the go-karts.

Grandma Gail taking off from the starting gates.

Jay and Drew coming over a hill...

...and racing down.

Drew beating Jay into the corner.

Grandma Gail making her way around the corner...

...and down the straightaway.

Jay on the straightaway...

...and waving as she speeds away.

Drew making his way around the track...

...and flying down the straightaway.

Jay giving up a thumbs up!

Drew making it around a corner...

...and enjoying it immensely.

Jay going into the corner...

...and keeping an eye on her competition.

Drew laughing as he flies by Grandma Gail.

Drew looking on as Jayden putts.

Drew watching as his ball rolls towards the hole.

Jay watching her putt make it onto the green.

A couple of palm trees at Funtasticks Family Fun Park.