Nasa Adventure

Off on another adventure! We are going to leave-hopefully-on Feb. 1st southeasterly bound for Florida & a KOA by the Cape and Kennedy Space Center. There is a shuttle launch set for Feb. 7th and that's our "mission", to view the launch. First however, we'll have to dig out of 7" of snow some sleet and some ice just to get out of the cul-de-sac! You can just imagine what our little Pop-up camper looks like, BRRR, it's 19 degrees

No Flamingos

WHAT! No Flamingos? Well, not yet, but a few Alligators, two camels, a tiger, eagles (in the nest!) & the usual seabirds. A good day at the Kennedy Space Center, touring the complex..144,000 acres..and seeing the Endeavour on the pad, ready to launch! We slept in 'till 8:20 & 9:30, respectively & had a good breakie here, with eggs, toast & links, before heading out to the Space Center by 1ish. We went start for the tour buses & three areas to visit. First was the Shuttle complex, with the VAB, the crawler & pad #39. A few good pics from towers & areas & also some good short films on the missions. The second area was the Saturn V complex & an actual Saturn vehicle inside the bldg..what a massive piece of machinery! The most powerful vehicle ever built. Last stop is the International Space Station building where all equipment is assembled & inspected before being put into the shuttle for transportation the the ISS. Back to the Space Complex and some snacks & shopping. We also "rode" the "Shuttle Launch Experience", simulating a launch and reaching 2800 mph in 2 minutes. Pretty cool & KK didn't get sick! We buy a few things and head out for supper..up hiway 1 looking for a local spot..Paul's Seafood & smokehouse. Very good & the margarets were cheap! A great view of the ocean & space complex. We're told it's a great spot to watch a launch..$10 to park in their lot. Good temps today..around 73 & sunny..rain due in tonight. see ya..mike/kk

Astronaut City

YEA! We made it to Titusville, FL & the surrounding Cape Kennedy Space Complex! Looks like the viewing tickets in the actual complex , for the shuttle launch, are sold out but we'll keep trying. I'm sure we'll go to the visitor center and experience the whole deal, but we would like to be as close as possible. Today's drive was pretty easy..320 miles on I-10 & I-95, so we set up the camper in the daylight! We'll be here for a week, so we'll just make ourselves at home. A pretty nice KOA & totally full. Looks like the traffic from the interstate won't be as bad as last night..WOW! it sounded like jets going up & down I-1o last night! I actually rode my bike around the park a little after we set up. Now an actual restaurant for supper..Dixie's Crossroads..great seafood! Now some reading blogging and sleepin'..see ya tomorrow!

Multi-State

Well, we slept in a little too long today, so that made it a very long day/night drive to just east of Tallahassee, FL and a nice little KOA where we set up the camper at 10:30 pm local time. We saw many states today, starting in LA, then MS, AL & finally FL. We saw the sign for the Natchez Trace today but didn't stop. Did I say that Florida is a very long state? We got into the state and it was 225 miles to our campsite and it's still quite a drive to Cape Kennedy from here, but tomorrow's drive should be much easier..about 300 miles I think. (And it's still over 300 miles to Miami from the Cape!). The temp is kinda cool...48 right now, but clear & dry. See you at the Cape on Wednesday! Man, were those trucks on I-10 last night LOUD!

Breaking the ICE

YEA! we managed to get all of the snow & most of the ice off of the camper & load up the bikes& slither out of the Deer Park plan on Monday morning, Feb 1st & head for Holdenville to visit mom (Dorothy Agan) on our way south. The roads were clear & smooth sailing to Shreveport, LA where we stayed in a motel (Ed's Beds) for the night. No sightseeing or biking today and the snow played out just north of Antlers, OK. On to the southeast tomorrow.

Chotcaw Casino

Ok, here we are in Durant, Ok, setting up the camper in the rain and it's gettin' worse...we did make it however and now will try to get on the internet & e-mail..I rode 17 miles this morning before we left & was hoping to get a few in down here in southern Oklahoma, but this low pressure is moving back into the state & the rain is starting all over, Oh well, it'll be a cozy night's sleep..so far this year my mileage is about 5500 miles on the two-wheeler & just over 334,000 for my "career"...now we're off to the Dairy Queen! mxa/kk

Western PA

Ok, back from the NY trip & some riding in my old haunts of Western PA. There's a lot of road & bridge construction, but I manage just over 350 miles around the rolling hills of Allegheny, Washington & Fayette counties..Don took off one day & we met at the "Gab 'n Eat" for breakie & a 53 mile ride. That mixed grill kept me going all day! Now we're headed home and I got in some Ohio miles today..1055 miles for August so far..finally, a 1000 mile month for 2009! See ya in Harrah.