We got into Dayton around 4 PM; too late to visit the Air Force Museum but enough time to visit the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park visitor's center. They had a neat exhibit on the Wright brothers and the beginning of flight! Josh's face was basically frozen in a wide-eyed half-smile for the hour that we were there...
Josh and I went to our host's house right after the museum. It was a very neat, old house in a historic district. Sadly, the neighborhood was really falling apart, with a lot of boarded up houses and trash in the yards and streets. Our host, Michael, said that at one time it was a very wealthy neighborhood, which was obvious from the size and grandeur of the houses, but now it was definitely in a state of disrepair. This isn't a photo of the house we stayed in, but it's indicative of the houses in the area... at first glance, it looks great... but if you zoom in, you'll see that it's falling apart. :(
I was still feeling not that great, so I took a nap in our room while Josh interacted with Michael and his friends and roommates. I slept 9 hours last night, 3 hours in the car, and then I took a 3 hour nap in the evening... it's crazy how exhausted your body gets when it's fighting off an intruder!! Josh said that they heard gunshots while they were hanging out in the backyard... definitely a risk when living in a neighborhood like that! (Don't worry, everyone was fine.)
When I felt better I went downstairs and joined the conversation. I didn't feel so bad for sleeping when I realized it was a bunch of young guys talking about whiskey and home brewing beer. :) We had a nice evening eating barbecued chicken and vegetables and talking to Michael's interesting friends!
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