Air and Space Museum

Hampton is home to a fabulous museum, because it is so close to Langley Field, the birthplace of America's air force and NASA. The museum is very 'hands on' with plenty of flight simulators - very tricky. Max managed to get the DC-9 to take off but shortly after he calls me over and stands on his head. "Look Dad, we've landed upside down".

As for the jet fighters, none of us could stay in the air for very long at all. The kids got a chance to wave aircraft around on an aircraft carrier, holding the big yellow lollipops, and the space section was very interesting too. The real lunar module from Apollo 12, so we could explain about how people flew to the moon.

We spent a good four or so hours in there before tiredness gave way to hyperactive grumpiness so we headed home to our own little space capsule.

(oh, and look, Gesa's short hair, not so bad after all, I'd say. Ho hum.)