USS Lexington

View from inside car on the ferry

Saturday we headed out to the WWII aircraft carrier the USS Lexington.  What an experience...you get to walk around the entire ship.  There was a dentist office, barber shop, sickbay, surgery area, hearing and optical offices all on board!  We saw the mess hall, sleeping areas, captains quarters, air traffic control area, the bridge, machine shop, chapel, engine room, where the bombs were assembled and loaded, and the anchor area with these huge chains.  We also made it up to the flight deck where they had many different planes parked on the deck.  It was amazing to see all that was in this ship.  Walking around through the long halls and having to walk over the openings in order not to hit your shins, it made you wonder how many times those guys actually hurt themselves.  Some of the ladders to walk up were so steep and you had to be careful not to hit your head.  It was great for the kids to be able to touch everything and experience the ship.  When we left the ship we headed the long way around back to our campground, we wanted to take the ferry across the island.