Day 1024: Kennedy Space Center

 Universal's Halloween event earned a score of F while Kennedy Space Center earned an A.  I have to think of it as a once in a lifetime event, like Las Vegas, that we never have to do again.  We are oddities here, but we can handle it for a while.

Universal was deafeningly loud, far too expensive, overcrowded and poorly organized.  We went through three security checks that took over an hour.  The best part was the Men In Black ride that was a bit like lasertron.  The younger five loved the whole experience and stayed out till 3:00 am.   However, the most popular fright house, the Walking Dead, had a three hour wait time, so none of us went.    We left at 12:15, but never got in till 1:40 am because the shuttle driver went to the wrong place.  Steve's phone went off with texts at 4 and I jumped out bed thinking it was time to get up.  Then we had to catch another shuttle at 7:30 to the Space Center.

The story of the American quest for space travel is so inspirational and moving that we got a bit emotional.  We were witnesses to the whole fifty year adventure, the early failures, the triumphs, Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon, the Challenger tragedy.  Such remarkable achievements!

Tomorrow, it 's Epcot.  Hope it's quieter!