Although it’s been cooler this week (highs only in the low 60s), it’s certainly spring time down here, and some of the flowering plants are very full! Our bottle brush “tree” is so full of flowers it can’t hold itself up any more; the Hibiscus is also impressive:
Today we visited the Kennedy Space Center visitor complex again, with Margaret’s sister Kate and their Mother. First to greet us was a new welcome “sculpture”, quite lovely.
Then we again did the “close up tour” out to launch pad 39A; for the first time, I noticed the “scouring” on the blast walls; you can see the sunlight lit diagonal scratches, presumably following the direction of the exhaust gases:
We also, of course, did the Apollo 8 launch simulation, Apollo 11 landing simulation, and viewed the Saturn V exhibit:
Today’s Animal Kingdom visit with Margaret, Kate, and their Mum, surprised us with a couple of water surprises … the first was a Hippo out of water on the safari (the same Hippo area seen on the Wild Africa Trek); later on the same safari, we saw an Elephant in the water; and one last, less watery, surprise was a big “family” group of Rhino’s (at least six):
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