This year for the 4th of July, I went up to Traverse City Michigan to the Cherry Festival.  I was not planning on going but I got a call from my cousin telling me we had a chance to go on his brother’s boat and watch the air show.  So with only 3 hours of sleep we made it to his boat…errr SHIP.  Coast Guard ship to be exact.  The captain allowed friends and family to board for the day.  They were actually on active duty and moved the boat out to the middle of the harbor for security patrol.  Now at this point we didn’t think much of it until we noticed all the little boats were being moved out of the area and we soon became one of two ships allowed in “the box”   The box was an area where the air show would take place and allow for the planes / jets to fly lower than normal.

That said….I have never seen an air show this close and may never get a chance to again.  We had F18 Blue Angels fly about 50 yards from our deck.  It was the the most amazing experience.

I’ve included a few photos from the trip.

Please check out all the photos at http://photos.bigredsplace.com/weekend_events/TraverseCity_CherryFestival_2008/.  Lots of jets and Blue Angels there.