We were awaked at 5:30 as fishing boats left the harbor, then again 30 minutes later when the thunderstorms rolled across the lake front. By nine o’clock we donned our raingear, caught a cab and met Julie at The Yolk for brunch. This busy restaurant had an extensive breakfast menu with interesting selections such as “red velvet cake French toast.”
Having almost eaten everything in sight, we waddled our way out the door and caught another cab to The Museum of Science and Industry. As one would expect, the museum housed extensive collections showing transportation through the years from clipper ships, trains and the first automobiles. 
The history of flight included a replica of the Wright Brother’s plane, a German Stuka dive bomber from WWII, and a Boeing 727.
Then we moved into the history of space travel with original news footage of Neil Armstrong’s first step on the moon and a full-scale model of the Mars rover Curiosity. A tribute to the inventors of today gave us a glimpse of solar powered autos, future gardening methods and moon colonies.
The Bodies Exhibits on the Science of Storms were very interesting, but the IMAX production of Born to be Free was a favorite, except Nancy used too many tissues wiping away her tears.
One of the most unique exhibits was the U-505 submarine from WWII. The US Navy Hunter-Killer Task Group 22.3 captured this German sub. All but one of the crew members were captured, transported to Bermuda, then to a camp in Ruston, Louisiana where they were held as POWs until the end of the war. The study of the systems and technology of this intact German sub assisted the US in developing methods to fight and sink other subs during the war. 
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