Well we took our annual trip up camping and fishing and really had a good time. Both of the girls caught there very first fish as well! I got to try out my new vehicle on the dirt roads and it performed admirably.
You can view all the pictures HERE as well.
During our Florida trip we spent a day going down to SouthEast Florida to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. They have a lot of land and it is quite desolate and secure just as it should be. It was really neat to see up close stuff that has actually been to the moon and came back. It is amazing to me that we had the ingenuity and engineering skills to pull off the Apollo missions. The loss of life was minimal and the entire experience has made the world a better place.
It seemed to be a somber atmosphere amongst the employees who most have been there 20 plus years. The shuttle mission is almost over with only a couple of launches left. The Constellation program sounds like it has started but has a long way to go to get off the ground. A challenge for the next generation I suppose.
The only thing I regret, is not having my kids there with me to experience it.
While on a business trip to Florida I stayed over a couple of days so we could go see the track. I have only seen in person tracks no longer than 1 mile long. So it was my chance to see one of the biggest of all, the 2 and half mile long Daytona International Speedway. We went through and looked at everything in the Daytona Experience. We also learned that the Richard Petty Driving Experience was at the track for the day as well coincidentally. Our tour guide talked about how any one could do a ride-a-long for a few dollars. Of course I am frugal and initially discounted trying it, but Kathy was persistent and talked me into it. Why not? You only live once!
It was quite exciting to be out there hangin on as that car bounced all over the place at 170mph. I was happy to have my HANS device on so my head wasn’t bobbing all over on the bumps. The biggest moment has the first time down the backstretch, looking out the window at turn 3 as it goes HARD left I was thinking there is no way we are making that turn! I probably closed my eyes for a moment and took a deep breath as the car just hooked into the banking and went left so suddenly. The G’s were pushing me down into my seat, I could feel the hard plate below the cushion.
As you pull up onto the front stretch your body unloads from the seat a bit and you breathe again. Before I know it we fly into One. It feels really fast and short, like a short track! It was pretty intense and over before I wanted it to be, but I am very glad that I did it.
Thinking about it now it feels like I checked an item off on my bucket list without even realizing it was on the list.
Please, go see all the pictures here —-> Some great shots of the Experience!
I tried to keep up with the teenagers and ate snow on the first jump you see in this video I took from the chairlift.
Please take a moment to check out all of the pictures here ——> PICTURES!!!!
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