USS Iowa Battleship: Part 2

As promised, we went back. JK made good on his word.

This time, we brought along JK’s boss. What a FUN guy!!

 

Look at how big these guns were.

 

This ship is HUGE!

 

47 crewmen lost their lives when black powder was past its shelf life.  :-(

 

*I* was the next important person on this ship…

 

…and THIS is what happens when you don’t follow the rules…

 

I love this man…

The next ship we’ll visit is the Queen Mary. JK wants to visit during Halloween, when they have the big haunted house. Dark Harbor <----- read about it here.

USS Iowa Battleship

Last weekend, while chatting with an LAPD cop friend, he mentioned there was going to be a fundraiser aboard the USS Iowa Battleship “The Big Stick”. The excitement that came across my face must have been obvious, so JK made it his goal to show me a good time.

The ship was amazing. Just look….

 

There was a raffle. JK won a really nice humidor with a bunch of cigars inside. He doesn’t smoke cigars (or anything else, for that matter), so it made a really nice gift to his neighbor.

I won a jacket. And here it is…

We didn’t get to walk through the ship, so I decided to keep drinking. Five of these bad boys, and my evening was just getting started. They gave us tickets to come back during regular hours, so we have already made plans for next weekend. Can’t wait!

View from the ship.

 

Great date night. Thank you, JK.

Vacation wrap-up

Breakfast at The Little Brown Hen Cafe

The five of us went for a boat ride. Here we are getting ready to leave…but first, a quick rundown.

We shared the lake with…

…and saw this amazing view…

…Dish Network on the lake…

…and THIS is the house I fell in love with.

We then stopped for big burgers…

…and more beer.

After eight days of drinking, I’ve had enough. Until next weekend when I go camping with LZ and Squid.