Kennedy Space Center

• We stayed on the anchor at a place called Dragon Point. The next day we headed to the friendly Titusville Municipal Marina which is under construction, no sleeping late here. We rented a car and went to the Kennedy Space Center. The center is on Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, 140,000 acres.
• We enjoyed listening to inspiring stories of the NASA's journey. If I was a little girl I would want to be an astronaut. We roamed through trails of Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions and saw the actual rockets. I was amazed that we were allowed to get so close to the launch pads. The center had an air conditioned bus that took you from place to place, you could stay at any sight as long as you wanted.
• In the Imax theaters they had 3-D glasses and you were transformed from movie watcher to moonwalker. Tom Hanks produced and narrated the movie. I love it when the rocket takes off, it's like a great roller coaster ride. When sparks fly through the air you duck or put up your hands to prevent getting hit by rock of debris.
• The next film was narrated by Tom Cruise. Again you had your glasses. This one was all about weightlessness. Watching and getting the feeling you were just floating around in the space station, it was awesome.
• We went on a shuttle launch. You are given a locker to put any loose items in; your glasses, change and jewelry. If you have had any recent surgery or injury you cannot participate. You are strapped into a seat and get the full sights, sounds and feeling of a vertical launch. The extreme shaking, motion and vibrations can effect you. One lady felt motion sick and as my kids would say....what big chunks she blew. It was a thrilling experience. You have to take the time and stop here one day yourself.
• The international space station, sending people to the moon maybe someday I will get there. We were lucky enough to see an actual launch, a communication satellite.