Florida. Goodbye winter hello sunshine
January 10,2012
The adventure was to begin at 4am but started at 1am when Marcel woke me up to say the laptop that we were taking that had all our information had a virus.  A virus that did not allow him to access or do anything on the computer.  To say he was panic stricken was an understatement. After his second visit I awoke and suggested that he bring the computer upstairs so that we could search on my computer for possible solutions.   Success was achieved by 2am and  I awoke again at 4 to ready our selves for Darlene and Kevin's 4:30 pick up. Off to the airport with no snow in sight. Breezed through check in and customs and when we looked outside it was snowing heavily which resulted in a 45 minute delay late as they deiced the plane . Looking out the window at all the snow I looked at Marcel and said "Goodbye winter" as we rose in the sky to begin our adventure.


January 11 Space day
Attached is a morning shot of awakening in Cocoa Beach. Then off to the Kennedy Space Center starting with the Shuttle Launch experience, followed by the Hubble 3D IMAX film that describes the missions that repaired the Hubble Space Telescope.Then off to the "Kennedy up close tour".  On  this tour we were able to go to the places we always wanted to see such as the VAB, The Causeway, and Launch pad 39a which was the site of the Appolo and Shuttle launches. The special feature in the VAB was that the Endeavor shuttle was inside.  Within the enormous VAB, Endeavor looked like a model  airplane.  The shuttle was being  prepared for museum installation in Washington.   The tour ended at the Apollo/Saturn 5 building where a real Saturn 5 rocket is on display.  The exhibits here are superb and you can even touch a moon rock.  We ended the day listening to one of the former shuttle astronauts giving a talk.

Travel tip: book your admission to the Kennedy Space Center online in advance to avoid the lines. If it is still available, take the Kennedy up close tour which you can also book online. Plan to spend at least a full day at the space centre (unless you are prone to getting spaced out!)
Something new: ate broiled alligator as an appetizer.  Tastes like a cross of pork and chicken.