We are still waiting for the launch of the Atlantis Space Shuttle. Latest word today is that it will be at least January 2nd. We are leaving here on January 1st, but will be close enough to drive back over here for the launch. Unfortunately, Morrie & Dixie left here Friday and Reid & Debbie are leaving this week for Texas. We spent all day Tuesday at Kennedy Space Center with Reid & Debbie. We will be going back today or tomorrow to finish the tour. Bob & I upgraded to annual passes so we can go back again with Jason, Connor & Jillian. Connor will love that place! I took 255 pictures that day. We were able to see Atlantis on the launch pad and right after we were there they stopped all bus tours in that area, so we got really lucky on that one. We saw eagles, alligators and wild pigs while there. We are going to try again to go to Merritt Island for the nature preserve and Canaveral National Seashore. It was closed off with armed guards last week because of the pending launch. It should be reopened now. The weather has been fantastic...sunny and in the high 70's and low 80's every day. Every day we wake up to "just another day in paradise!" The pictures above are of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) and Atlantis on the launch pad. The VAB is so large that the stripes on the flag are 8' wide and each star is 6' across. They are still replacing some of the tiles on the building that were blown off in a hurricane. We can see the launch pad and the VAB from our campground.
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