We woke bright and early and in good time breakfast at 8:30. The Innkeeper was off today so we got to meet the owner, Linda, before she set off for her day job! We were keen to eat up and be out because today we were to visit the Kennedy Space Center! As we drove the short distance (about 8 miles) to get there we were excited, we didn't know what to expect or what the day would bring but we were keen to get there. And boy were we not disappointed.
The Space Center Visitor Complex is big and beautiful. The garden is full of space rockets from the small (and that was big) to the huge and we mean huge! And, also on exhibit was the actual walkway that Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins walked along before entering Apollo 11 and setting off on their historic journey to the moon... we walked along it, trying to imagine that day, those men, the eyes of the world on their epic journey. We wanted to see and do everything at once but we took our time and looked at everything - we had pre-booked the 'Nasa Up Close' tour and that was mind boggling and we go to see the Saturn V rocket - it was gigantic. There was also opportunity to see modules for the International Space Station (ISS) undergoing tests... and we even glimpsed alligators and lots of vultures too!
The Space Center Visitor Complex is big and beautiful. The garden is full of space rockets from the small (and that was big) to the huge and we mean huge! And, also on exhibit was the actual walkway that Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins walked along before entering Apollo 11 and setting off on their historic journey to the moon... we walked along it, trying to imagine that day, those men, the eyes of the world on their epic journey. We wanted to see and do everything at once but we took our time and looked at everything - we had pre-booked the 'Nasa Up Close' tour and that was mind boggling and we go to see the Saturn V rocket - it was gigantic. There was also opportunity to see modules for the International Space Station (ISS) undergoing tests... and we even glimpsed alligators and lots of vultures too!
Here we are in front of the Vertical Assembly Building
Photo taken by our wonderful tour guide, Ann.
After an exhausting but exhilarating day we walked the 100 yards or so from the Casa to the local restaurant (Mexican and Cuban). The main courses were good, but the dessert was exceptional - luckily Stephanie, our waitress, warned us that the Fried Ice Cream Dessert was rather large... and we might be advised to share one, with the option of a second if we could manage it. Well, no, we most certainly didn't manage to find room for another one!
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