Our visit to Wycliffe was great. What an impressive display of history to view. There
was too much to take in in the time we allotted. We were also sorry to miss Cru’s
headquarters – didn’t realize they were right next to Wycliffe. Guess we’ll
have to return someday??
From Orlando we headed to Melbourne on the Atlantic coast.
Our “old” friends Ben and Annie (from Chicago days) hosted us.
Annie works at NASA, and was able to get a special pass. So, we
spent Saturday at NASA behind the scenes! It was wonderful – how does one explain the feelings
when standing under the Saturn rocket's 1st stage engines used in the Apollo program -
– or watching a video/re-enactment of the first landing on the
moon (especially since we’re supposed to be related to Neil Armstrong’s wife!!). Here's a pic of the Vehicle Assembly Building. Note that the flag stripes are 11 feet wide and over 200 feet long. I could park 8 Miss Winnie's on one stripe (if it was on the ground). This picture was taken from the balcony where the VIPs normally watch the launches.
NASA doesn't just have astronauts and rockets; they have an alligator lake (so called because of all the alligators). We saw several (8-10) Large Ones swimming and sunning. Then, we saw a wild hog and a live armadillo (so far they've all been road kill). There's a wildlife refuge all around the Kennedy Space Center.
It was a full day, ending in Chicago style Italian beef.
Today we went to church with Annie. The sermon on Joshua 23
and 24 was inspiring. We enjoyed their Sunday School class on Hebrews 11. The Children's Choir sang for Mother's Day.
While at the church we were also privileged to meet a former astronaut Sam Durrance, who flew 2
shuttle missions in the Columbia and the Endeavor.
We just arrived in an RV park near St. Augustine, the oldest city
in the U.S. We plan to tour the town on Monday.
Still enjoying your reports. When do you expect to land in New Brunswick?
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