April 3, 2024

We headed to the Southern Museum of Flight. Ed suggested that we could try to see every aviation museum along the way of our trip. I suggested that maybe 1 a week was sufficient!

On to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. The exhibits were very well done. They made us somewhat ashamed of some of our country’s history, but we much admired those who stood up for change.

Moved on to the Botanical Gardens. We had previously visited here, but such gardens are always a pleasure to revisit. We saw an azalea color with which we were unfamiliar. One of the staff identified the orange color as General Sands or Marmalade.

On to our accommodations for the evening. We planned to “moochdock” with relatives, or more specifically relatives of Ed’s brother-in-law Mitch. Mitch’s sister and husband live just south of the city, and they were so gracious to offer us their driveway. When we got there, Doug was surprised to see our Travato – turns out he also has one. That lead to long discussions between “the boys” about this and that regarding the vans. Sandy and I found other topics of discussion. Had a wonderful dinner and hot, indoor showers!