Today was another relatively easy day with a nice reward at the end. The day started with an unexpected light rain that left our tents and a few clothes wet, we packed as the rain ended about 8am. We biked out of Jellystone and made a quick stop for supplies in Kerrville before heading to Fredericksburg. I picked up some fruit and a new Fanny-pack to hold my wallet and phone, the zipper failed on the old one and I could not afford to loose those this far from home.
The ride was uneventful, a few good hill grades, some open range with cattle in our path and a few deer in the distance. We made it to Fredericksburg about noon. We found a hotel and stored the bikes (our room would not be available till 5pm) and headed to the National Museum of the Pacific War.
First up, the Admiral Nimitz Gallery. Fascinating history of Nimitz and his path to running the Navel fleet in the Pacific.
Next up, the Pacific Combat Zone. Trying to place WWII combat machines in context, well done but not large enough to give good context and the stories behind the people are more interesting to me than the machines.
Lastly, the George H.W. Bush Gallery. This is a timeline walk through of Globe relationships with China and Japan and how they led to WWII through the dropping of the atomic bombs and the end of the war. The history and cultural differences that led to war was well presented along with the human suffering on all sides. Well worth every minute, yet sad and depressing. My major takeaway: Man appears to save no limits on the suffering they inflict on other men. What is also true is that this is not true of all men, some see all people as brothers.
Once back at the hotel we dried tents and clothes wet from last night’s rain and grabbed a late dinner.
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