Day 5
It’s hard to believe we’ve come down to this final day in Florida. We all have been anticipating this trip for so long, and now we’re at our last day.
But it was a great last day! We started the day off by heading to Kennedy Space Center, which was a really interesting piece of American history. It was amazing hearing the stories of what the early space pioneers were able to do with such limited technology. There was a story told about the first Apollo mission to land on the moon. On the final approach to the moon, the onboard computer kept failing. That same onboard computer that was a fraction of the power of the iPad I’m typing these blog posts on. Technology has come a long way! We took a bus tour of the launch sites at Kennedy Space Center, and then ended up in a hanger with an actual Saturn V rocket hanging above us. It really put the total size of the thing in perspective! Unfortunately, we were only there for a few hours, so I wasn’t really able to explore a lot of the site, but I highly recommend visiting Kennedy Space Center!
After the educational portion of our trip, it was time to head off to “fun in the sun” on the beach! The weather was a bit on the chilly side (meaning low 60’s with a cool breeze coming in off the ocean), but we were still able to have a lot of fun frolicking in the surf, building in the sand, or just walking the beach, picking up sea shells. We ended with a private dinner in a restaurant on the beach, and then it was time to say goodbye to Florida, and to our tour guide RJ. I haven’t said anything about RJ, which is too bad because he really was a great guide. A Jazz Pianist in the real world, he does these tours when he doesn’t have gigs, and you could tell he really enjoys doing what he does. Very personable, friendly, and professional, he interacted really well with the kiddos, and they enjoyed him as well. Both RJ and Tim, our bus driver down in Florida, helped this trip run as smoothly as it did.
I will do one more blog post once we get back, but right now we’re on the road back to Iowa. See everyone soon!
But it was a great last day! We started the day off by heading to Kennedy Space Center, which was a really interesting piece of American history. It was amazing hearing the stories of what the early space pioneers were able to do with such limited technology. There was a story told about the first Apollo mission to land on the moon. On the final approach to the moon, the onboard computer kept failing. That same onboard computer that was a fraction of the power of the iPad I’m typing these blog posts on. Technology has come a long way! We took a bus tour of the launch sites at Kennedy Space Center, and then ended up in a hanger with an actual Saturn V rocket hanging above us. It really put the total size of the thing in perspective! Unfortunately, we were only there for a few hours, so I wasn’t really able to explore a lot of the site, but I highly recommend visiting Kennedy Space Center!
After the educational portion of our trip, it was time to head off to “fun in the sun” on the beach! The weather was a bit on the chilly side (meaning low 60’s with a cool breeze coming in off the ocean), but we were still able to have a lot of fun frolicking in the surf, building in the sand, or just walking the beach, picking up sea shells. We ended with a private dinner in a restaurant on the beach, and then it was time to say goodbye to Florida, and to our tour guide RJ. I haven’t said anything about RJ, which is too bad because he really was a great guide. A Jazz Pianist in the real world, he does these tours when he doesn’t have gigs, and you could tell he really enjoys doing what he does. Very personable, friendly, and professional, he interacted really well with the kiddos, and they enjoyed him as well. Both RJ and Tim, our bus driver down in Florida, helped this trip run as smoothly as it did.
I will do one more blog post once we get back, but right now we’re on the road back to Iowa. See everyone soon!
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