Steve, Max and I had an enjoyable Thanksgiving with our son, Sean, who lives down in Ridgecrest (at the edge of China Lake), CA. 
Sean works as a Legalman in the Navy and is currently stationed there.
While there, we went golfing, played tennis and visited an unusual museum. 
The guys were more excited about this place than I, but I enjoyed the various emblems and documentation 
and presentations of these weapons. 
I especially liked this relief map of the entire China Lake area. 
Unfortunately, I was unable to get the entire map in the picture, but the only part left out were the various mountainous ranges to the east of the main area (which is marked in red). We saw an interesting short film which takes a tour in a helicopter over the massive space. The museum also housed some interesting history that most of you will remember well: 
Sean was most eager to show off his latest surprise (he’s been thinking about getting one for quite some time): 
The Navy is specific about where you can display tattoos…they can’t be visible with a uniform on. This design was created to his specifications and done by a friend of his---
He’s really into squids these days…
While there, we visited a “ghost town” and when I saw this band outside of the general store, couldn’t resist a few pics: 
All in all, it was a wonderful experience and we enjoyed spending time with Sean (isn’t he handsome in his uniform??!!!)! 
4 comments:
After growing up a Navy brat and working for the navy as a civil service employee the new uniforms caught me off guard when I first saw men and women wearing them off base when we were home on vacation. I was grew up seeing junior enlisted in dungarees while chiefs and officers wore khaki.
That sounds like a great time Sue! The pictures really are enjoyable and give a sense of good family times. All the enlisted people I know are infantry...different tattoos for that lot I have to say.
Time spent with family is precious. Your photos tell a story. That is a huge tat your son got! Lol!
Wonderful photos and catching up here on your vacation. Looks like you all had a great time!Wow that is a large tattoo I had no idea it was so big.. Neat ship though..like that. Hope you get to go back soon. Have fun for Christmas!! :-)
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