Once in Florida, we went to Saint Augustine, the home of a fortress named Castillo de San Marcos. This was Spain’s northern-most stronghold in the New World. Built in the 1600s, the fortress is original and is still in wonderful condition. In fact, the Castillo was never taken by force, but exchanged hands (ie: was handed over to British and later to American control) only through peace treaties. Not only has the fortress withstood military attack over the centuries, but it has had to weather many tropical storms. We experienced one when we were there.
Kennedy Space Centre, Cape Canaveral, Florida
A couple of hours south of Saint Augustine is Cape Canaveral, Florida. We spent two days learning all we could about the United States’ Space Program at the Kennedy Space Center and the Astronauts’ Hall of Fame. We saw some 3-D IMAX films about the International Space Station and lunar landings. We also went on a simulator of a shuttle-launch…..quite the experience. We were just 5 days late for seeing a real launch of the space shuttle, but were kept up-to-date on what was going on at the International Space Station. We saw where Canada’s ‘Dextre’ was being built; it’s a two-armed Canadarm type of machine that is due to be added to the International Space Station in the future. We actually met an astronaut named Story Musgrave who went into orbit six times on the space shuttle (more than anyone else). One thing that was repeated often during our Space Center visit was to strive for the impossible, because through hard work and perseverance those dreams can come true.
Kennedy Space Centre, Cape Canaveral, Florida
A couple of hours south of Saint Augustine is Cape Canaveral, Florida. We spent two days learning all we could about the United States’ Space Program at the Kennedy Space Center and the Astronauts’ Hall of Fame. We saw some 3-D IMAX films about the International Space Station and lunar landings. We also went on a simulator of a shuttle-launch…..quite the experience. We were just 5 days late for seeing a real launch of the space shuttle, but were kept up-to-date on what was going on at the International Space Station. We saw where Canada’s ‘Dextre’ was being built; it’s a two-armed Canadarm type of machine that is due to be added to the International Space Station in the future. We actually met an astronaut named Story Musgrave who went into orbit six times on the space shuttle (more than anyone else). One thing that was repeated often during our Space Center visit was to strive for the impossible, because through hard work and perseverance those dreams can come true.
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