We have spent a very exciting week in this wonderful Seasons in the Sun RV Park in Mims, FL.
As well as the shuttle launch, we visited the Kennedy Space Center for 2 days experiencing hands on exhibits. We took a bus tour out to the launch site and the NASA business area. We saw our first live in the wild alligator while on the tour. We have since seen 3 more on our own. We got to do a live simulated shuttle launch, watched 2 3-D space movies at the Imax theatre (one about life in the Int'l Space Station, the other about walking on the moon). We also visited the Astronauts Hall of Fame, a truly wonderful exhibit of the Space history from day 1. along with other noteable news and music from the corresponding dates. Can't believe how 40 years has passed so quickly since Neil Armstrong left his footprints on the Moon.
Side trips took us to Sanford, where we met the Vantare (coach conversion) team. Then 10 miles up the freeway to Blue Springs State Park in search of the elusive manatee. None to be found in the springs that day but had been 11 the day before!! All was not in vane however as we did see several species of fish and as many waterbirds. The springwater is absolutely crystal clear so is incredible looking at life near the bottom from platforms above. Another day we drove out to the Merritt Island Nature Preserve, again looking for manatee and once again disappointed but we will NOT give up :)
We drove down to Cocoa Beach, where we had our Jeep serviced and the brakes done, then off to the beachfront Captain J's Bar & Grill deck overlooking the coastal surf for Scampi shrimp and huge battered scallops and a cold beer.
All in all, this has been an exciting (and busy) week.
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