March 2nd - Aboard a legend!

Unconditional Surrender

We woke up to a grey and gloomy day.....oh no!! But you know us, never been know to waste a day. After breakfast we headed to the Embarcadero, we strolled through Seaport Harbor and onto The USS Midway, we were both keen to visit. On the way we took a slight detour to see the truly amazing Unconditional Surrender, a huge statue on the water front. I absolutely love it, it takes your breath away! I finally managed to drag myself away. Next stop was the majestic USS Midway - an aircraft carrier that was involved in the Battle of Midway. The USS Midway was America's longest-serving aircraft carrier of the 20th century, from 1945 to 1992. Approximately 200,000 sailors served aboard the carrier, known for several naval aviation breakthroughs as well as several humanitarian missions. It was the only carrier to serve the entire length of the Cold War and beyond. Midway opened as a museum on 7 June 2004. The place is huge, and there is so much to see and do. You start the tour with a short film, and then with the aid of an audio tour, you explore at your leisure. We were there several hours, and finally left just before it closed for the day. It is really an amazing place, you learn so much. You also realise how much the British Navy have to be proud of!! At one point I got to sit in the 'Gators chair....woo hoo!! Won't tell you how hard it was to climb up into it. We had lunch on the Midway which was fun. And can I just say the gift shop is amazing! 

We decided to have an early dinner at the Kansas City BBQ, its a small place famous for being used as a set in Top Gun. We chose to sit inside so we could soak up the atmosphere, its not a fine dining establishment by any means. What can I say about the food....over priced and vile!!! Here is a restaurant that is relying on its fame to draw in the customers, they surely don't care about the food - soggy bread rolls, bland chicken and BBQ sauce that left an after taste! Not pleasant at all, i would never return. 

We returned to the hotel and made the decision to start on the packing, not something I wanted to do. But i didn't want to leave it all till the last night.  Once that was done, it was time to curl up with my travel journal, and an episode of Hart to Hart.....oh my gosh I love Hallmark. I wish I had access to it at home.