7-30-09 Thursday (It’s a Small World)

We’ve departed St. Augustine and have continued South into Florida. Kennedy Space Center being the destination. They often call it KSC for short which kept sounding like KFC. The first few times I heard an announcement, I was so excited that they had a KFC on site. Yeah, I know, and I can tell you that later in the evening, I stepped on a scale and confirmed that I am at my all time high. I’m not worried, it’s all good, diet and exercise here I come.

My review of KSC? Lame. It’s $38 a person. It’s all an outdoor building to building type setup like Disney. I was expecting it to be more like the Bureau of Engraving. All under one big roof, and lots of exhibits. The theme park similarities are horrible. After you park in section John Glenn 5 or the like, you walk to ticketing which is approximately 10 booths.

I later found out that the entrance fee is so that this place doesn’t cost tax payer monies. Boooooooo.

Next was the Shuttle Launch Experience. It’s a simulator that uhhhhh simulates what you’d feel if you were in the shuttle during uhhhhhhh launch. Jim and I had some minor negative criticisms about it but all in all I was feeling better about the place.

We walked over to this full sized replica of the Space Shuttle Explorer. I thought it was real, but the park map and website both conclude it’s not. This particular attraction was lame, not because of KSC’s involvement. Well, you walk up all this ramp action to see that everything is crammed into the nose and the rest is cargo. I mean crammed! I think they have less space than our RV. I’m serious. I wasn’t expecting luxury but I was expecting more.

These were interesting but we didn’t see a sign to explain what it was all about. The funny thing is fellow Blogger Mandi came here a day or two before us. She enjoyed it. So Mandi, what the hell was the program in the picture below about?

Below is the Astronaut Memorial. It wasn’t all that nice and it was kind of eerie that they left spaces for future expansion.

Below is my snack bar bitch. It’s hot out. There’s no shade near the snack bar except for 1 table that has an umbrella. Way to go Disney, errrrrr KSC.

Below: So, the refillable for free souvenir cup is very phallic looking.

Below: Rocket Garden. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Below: Waiting at NASA Central for the program to start.

Above: A nostril shot. Can you see my brain? I can’t either. I wonder what that mea… shiny. Below is a shot of above. Does that make sense?

We heard about current news and tidbits of info here. It was somewhat interesting.

At the 3D IMAX theater we saw a movie about the Apollo missions. It was pretty good.

We came back to the RV and then relocated the rig (we parked at the KSC) to Seasons in the Sun RV Resort, set up and then off to Publix for something we’ve missed. A Publix Boar’s Head sub and Publix salads. Finally, a decent macaroni salad and sub! In case you wanted to know, I had the Italian and Jim had a Roast Beef and Swiss.

I hope tomorrow's KSC trip is better!