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I figured it’s finally time I should post about our trip to Florida.  No, we didn’t get to see a Space Shuttle launch – maybe next year – but we still had a great time.  And so, I present Andrew and Laura’s Florida trip.

I like to have goals when traveling.  The following were a few of our goals for this trip.

#1 See the space shuttle Endeavour launch during our stay – live – as in not on TV – in person

#2 Visit the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

#3 Go to at least one beach (Laura hadn’t ever been to the beach)

#4 Parasail (It was Laura’s Idea…really)

#5 Swamp Tour – And hopefully see an Alligator

#6 Relax

#7 Not get sunburned

#8 See a space shuttle launch

#9 Eat ice cream with Jenna’s money after seeing a space shuttle launch

The space shuttle was our main goal for the week, but as many of you probably know, it was the only goal that we didn’t accomplish.  Other than that, I have to say it was a very successful trip.  Here’s a visual summary of everything we did.

Thursday – Departure

We flew on an MD-80 with Allegiant Air

I took a picture of the cockpit so I could see our initial heading

Friday – Recover from Travel

Strange ducks that lived at our resort

Saturday – First Launch Attempt Scrubbed

No pictures – but seriously who wants to see a grown man cry

Saturday – Parasailing

Pictures coming in part II since I have to scan those in (didn’t want to take the digital camera 800 feet in the air)

Saturday – Atlantic Ocean

Pictures coming in part II since I also didn’t want to risk the digital on the beach.

Sunday – Swamp Tour

I can't remember any names - so this is a bird taking off

A tall white bird

Baby alligators running away from us

Year old alligator swimming away

This guy totally could have eaten the Ern alive - good thing he didn't get to come

A cow hanging out by the Alligator lake

We found a Lamborghini on the way home and I insisted we get pictures!

Spook Hill

Ok Spook Hill needs some explanation.  There is a legend that in the old days, farmers found that their horses were actually struggling to pull wagons DOWN HILL.  And thus the name “Spook Hill” was given to the hill.  I heard of it, and since it wasn’t too far from the swam we went to, I figured we’d stop by.  The picture doesn’t show it as much as a video (and maybe that’ll be in Part II) but basically what you see the the picture shows a road going down to a dip and then climbing.  If you drive to the dip in the road and put your car in nuteral – it will actually roll backwards “Uphill”.  Of course the truth of the matter is that the dip is an illusion.  Notice you cannot actually see the skyline.  So that was Spook Hill!

Monday – Rest Day

Laura didn't get to see the white sands beach - so we had to do with golf course white sand

Phase 10 took up much of our rest day

These guys were everywhere, we made a special trip with our camera just to photograph them

Tuesday (Day) – Kennedy Space Center Tour

Coming in Part II – in order to build suspense!

Tuesday (Night) – Second Launch Attempt Scrubbed

Ok – here’s the closest you get to see my cry

At this point - I just wanted to go to bed

Wednesday – Rest Day

You can't have a rest day without Krispy Kreme

Then we went to Disney World (since we were resting)

Saw Epcot

And rode the tram - well ok we saw the tram

Ok so we didn’t actually go INTO Disney World – that’s not really important though is it?

Thursday – Fly back Home

Big storms moving through just before we take off - That's our plane through the window!

Wonderful view from our plane!

That’s something worth remembering!

And I must end with this completely cute picture of Laura!

Laura in our apartment / hotel room

When we got home – The Ern did not appear to have missed us or even realized that we were gone…

The Ern is Out