January 1, 2022
Since we knew we had another night in this campground and didn’t have to go far for our activity today we laid around the campground and took it easy this morning. We didn’t head out until 10:30 am.
Today was a day we had been looking forward to for a while. A day at Kennedy Space Center. Arriving there we could see rockets and the excitement built. We were pointed to the RV lot which put us close to the entry gates.
Years ago my family and I went to San Francisco to see a King Tut exhibit. Every time they looked up I would be in the front of the exhibit while they were still trying to work their way close enough to see. My secret was while everyone was trying to press forward to see the exhibit I was going to the side or back and working my way around to the front. Today Frank said I used my King Tut skills to make our experience better. When we arrived at the Space Center the front buildings were packed so I suggested we go to the back of the Center and leave the first few buildings for last. It worked perfectly.
We headed for the buses that take you through the guarded gates and to the Saturn display. We saw the stands where the launches are viewed and the launch pads and towers.
As kids who grew up in the space age and watched the early rockets launches and man walk on the moon, for us going to the Kennedy Space Center was incredible. The feelings we had when we first experienced it came back to us as we visited the exhibits and watched the movies shown.
Seeing the Apollo 1 in which three astronauts died on January 1967 and the memorial to them brought back the memories of horror and shock our parents felt. Then viewing a piece of the Challenger and the hall honoring the astronauts who died on January 1986 touched us once again and reminded us of the horror we felt that day.
As we worked our way through the exhibits we both were so grateful we have this opportunity to travel and see so many things.
By the time we reached the front of the Space Center the earlier crowds were gone and we were able to enjoy the exhibits there. Four hours flew by and we could have still spent more time there if our feet weren’t throbbing.
We headed back to our campground and I made an enchilada casserole for dinner. We relaxed and played a game of Farkle before getting ready for bed.
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