USS Intrepid

Walked 3 miles to the mooring site of the USS Intrepid which they have turned into a museum since it was decommissioned in 1974. It saw service during WW2, Vietnam and finished its service picking up astronauts from the Space programme after touchdown. They also had USS Growler, a submarine you could look round (so this kept Dave happy) and a Concorde. Museum was quite quiet, which wasn’t surprising considering the weather, the deck was completely empty. They had about 15 aircraft up there including a blackbird. They showed some excellent films, focusing on the importance of not forgetting the war and people who gave their lives. The Americans are universally proud to be American and this comes across most strongly with their museums. We spent 4 hours on Intrepid and I’m sure we would have been there longer if weather wasn’t so poor.