Hello! We've just returned home from a 2 week excursion to sunny Florida, which included a trip to the Kennedy Space Center. Although there are no photos included in this post, I did take a few dozen or so. lol Just haven't had time as of yet to investigate my new camera's system for transferring photos to my dinosaur of a desktop. lol In the next couple days I'll be back with photos! Promise!
I wanted to share my thoughts on the experience to Kennedy and encourage those of you who have children interested in the space program to save up for this educational field trip. Honestly, it was the most expensive part of our 15 day venture, (mostly comprised of visits to theme parks), but I don't have any regrets.
The highlights of the journey (for me) through the space center, were the IMAX films (really amazing!) and the bus tour of the launch sites. NASA's property isn't all that open for ground exploration by it's guests, so you'll be limited to just how close you can get to points of interest, but I found the entire trip fascinating. Everything from viewing the space shuttle on it's launch pad a day before take off, to seeing countless alligators in the trenches alongside the road the bus traveled. I won't tell you where I live exactly, but we don't see alligators around here. lol We also saw 3 American Bald Eagles! Again, not something I see here. Additionally, we were let off the bus twice, once along the coast where I saw dolphins for the first time outside an aquarium. Now that was cool! Ok... so was the nature aspect more exciting to me than the NASA side? lol Not sure how to answer that!
I will say this... if you don't have an interest in studying space exploration, I'd sit this one out. You probably don't want to shell out the money just to maybe see some wildlife (even though I would have!). Also, if you're expecting Disney... this isn't it. It's not nearly as polished, there is no pixie dust, and no one will tell you to have a magical day. Additionally, there are only a couple places to shop for souvenirs! lol Maybe that's a good thing though.
So at what age should you visit? Hard to say. My 8 year old son is a HUGE space fan and honestly he seemed somewhat overwhelmed at times and other times bored. I didn't really expect that. I sort of expected him to be radiating with excitement, but his mood was very subdued. My husband on the other hand has developed a new fascination with the space program. lol In fact, he's been reading about the engineering and science behind so much of what NASA does every since we left. Sorta funny huh?
So, here's my question for those of you like a good controversy... did we go to the moon or didn't we? lol
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