Blogs from Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States, North America - page 4

We were flying home from Florida on Monday May 11, 2009. We high above the clouds around 2 PM when the pilot announced that the Shuttle had just taken off from Cape Canaveral and we could see it from the right side of the plane. We were sitting on the right side and looked out to see the hugh white plume and at the end of the plume was the shuttle. We saw it and its bright orange/red engine flame. What a sight! I think we were the only plane in the area, at least I did not see any others. This may be the last shuttle flight and seeing the launch from 30,000 or so feet was a thrill.... read more

Day 13 - Friday, January 16th - Kennedy Space Center, FL What a great day in spite of the chill in the air. We toured the Kennedy Space Center facility and then caught the bus to take the tour of the LC 39 Observation Gantry, and the Apollo/Saturn V Center, and the International Space Center. In the end, we only did the LC39 Observation Gantry and the Apollo/Saturn V Center. The wind blew away our interest after the first two stops. Jerry was quite chilled and there was so much yet to see at the Space Center area. We recommend the bus tour to anyone going and further recommend you leave plenty of time - a few hours at least - in order to thoroughly appreciate the various information points at the three areas. It is ... read more

Miami - Orlando Tuesday 7th October (Day 43) Today we were checking out and heading for Orlando, so we stopped for one last time at Walgreen’s. It had certainly been helpful for cold drinks and decent snacks (and awesome air conditioning) during our stay in South Beach. We picked up some fresh fruit salad and other items for breakfast, and ate them on the way to the Everglades National Park, which we had decided to detour to. We headed west for a while and blasted down freeways and past everglades and swap areas - I felt bad that we were using the very roads that were contributing to the degradation of the everglades, but didn’t really see much of an alternative since we were already on our way. We drove for about 45 minutes and found ... read more

Last week Steph, Nicole, Katelyn, and I were able to take advantage of a crew shore excursion that was being offered to the Kennedy Space Centre. For $15, we had transportation, passes into the centre, tours around the centre, and things like the shuttle launch experience and the IMAX film. What a fun day we had. We were driven out near the launch pad where the actual NASA launches take place. Along the way we saw lots of alligators, as the Kennedy Space Centre is also a nature reserve and houses many different animals, including lots of Florida gators! It was amazing to tour around and see real rockets. It’s hard to truly appreciate the size and complexity of these giant structures we were surrounded by. We watched the IMAX video and tried to fathom ... read more

Here we are sitting in beautiful Cape Canaveral Fl. The drive down was great! After making this trip 5 times the sites are all familiar. The bridge near Jacksonville always amazes. We talk and enjoy each others company the entire trip. With 5 kids between us we have a lot to talk about. We don’t even turn on the radio. We chose to take advantage of Country Inn & Suites “Park and Cruise” program. We pay one hotel fee ($159) and we can leave our car here for the duration of the cruise. They also provide a free continental breakfast which is not bad. The hotel shuttles everyone to the port which is across the street. These types of programs seem to be pretty common here. We received word on Friday 10-31 that the Carnival Glory ... read more