Day Two: Cape Canaveral January 2010 Trip

Titusville, Florida: We began the day by heading back over to the port to check out what ships have arrived overnight. The port was busy with activity as three ships were docked and prepping for their next cruise. Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas, Disney Wonder and Carnival Sensation were all in port Sunday morning.

When we returned to the hotel we headed to Flamingo’s Restaurant, the onsite restaurant. There they were serving a breakfast buffet consisting of an omelet station, breakfast meats, cereal and fresh fruits. We ate a delicious breakfast and toured the hotel grounds before loading up the car and heading back to the Kennedy Space Center.

We checked the dogs back into the kennel at KSC and began our tours for the day. We started out by visiting the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is a collection of space memorabilia, Hall of Fame display and interactive experience allowing guests to get a real life feel of life as an astronaut. The museum contains flight suits, memorabilia and spacecrafts from past space missions. There are also interactive displays including a G-Force trainer, landing simulator and more. The final major attraction is the namesake Hall of Fame, here lies all of the astronauts that have been inducted into the Hall since its inception.

After completing the tour of the museum, we headed next door to the American Police Hall of Fame and Museum. The APHF contains many law enforcement displays including patrol cars, weaponry, crime and punishment and more. The exhibits surround the Law Enforcement Memorial, solid marble walls engraved with the names of law enforcement members killed in the line of duty. It is here where we are reminded of the sacrifices the men and women in blue make every day to keep us safe.

We then hit the road and began the trip back home. The trip was a lot of fun. I wish I would have had more time to spend in the area as I would have loved to take the Cape Canaveral tour at the Kennedy Space Center and seen the historic side of the Space Center and toured the old Apollo launch site. But there is always another day and I would defiantly like to take another trip over there to the Cape to witness a launch up close.

A special thanks to Lesley Llerandi, Public Relations Rep for the Kennedy Space Center and Joe Panackia, General Manager of Radisson Resort at the Port for their assistance in making this trip happen at the last minute.