The Rouge

When Alex was born, Cameron's parents took Esther and William for a few days. One place they went was the Ford Rouge Factory. Esther has been begging us to go on the tour again, so she can show us everything she saw with Grammy and Grandpa. Today we finally did.

Cailin, Keahi, and Jarom wanted to come too, which made it extra fun!

They didn't allow photography during most of the tour, so we only have pictures of are the show room up front. We did have a great time though.

First we watched a movie about the history of Ford. It was interesting. I never knew the history of Ford before.

Next came a movie of a car (or was it a truck?) being assembled. It was in a flashy multi sensory auditorium complete with rumbling seats when machines did their thing, and a fine mist of water when the cars got painted. There were no words, and everything seems dramatic when put to a soundtrack. Will the body of the new vehicle emerge from its bath? The triumphant music after a suspenseful pause indicates that yes, all is well.

After the movies we wandered around the mezzanine, looking at all the parts of the assembly line. Unfortunately there were no workers today, but we still got the gist of it.

Last (but not least) we visited the observation deck where we saw the whole factory complex. We also got to see the plants on the factory roof and the nifty porous parking lot.

By the end (and a while before that to be honest) the kids had all had enough, so it was back to the car for some lunch and a relaxing ride home.

p.s. For you spelling challenged people like me (there are some of you out there), rouge is the make-up, rogue is the villain.