day 17

cocoa beach, florida, to brunswick, georgia, 254 miles.
FROM SCOTT
much of today was spent at the kennedy space center. even if you're not a spaceaholic, there's a lot to see and do. the two-hour bus tour was a little long, but we learned a lot and saw a bunch of things fairly close. one of the most interesting things to me is how spread out everything is. they say the space center is 140,000 acres, and it takes a long time to get from place to place. the visitor center is chock full of goodies from past space missions. not surprisingly, the gift shop is huge. one of the cool things is the "rocket garden," where a bunch of old rockets are located. but by far the coolest was the space shuttle blast-off simulator. you get in, buckle yourself in and experience a launch without being launched. felt kinda like the car does when the state patrolman tailing me pulls off the road and we rocket ahead. we were kind of sad to say goodbye to florida. we arrived in florida on july 4 and didn't leave until this afternoon. lots of good memories. one of mine is how colorful everything is. day-glo cars, pastel houses, color everywhere. good night birgitta and hanna, good night linda and george, good night heather.
FROM OLIVIA
I'm gonna be an astronaut when i grow up! haha it'll be amazing.. just you wait. so basically im wearing a sweatshirt right now.... yes. thats right. a sweatshirt haha the A/C is cold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so pretty much my dad just about summed it up.. all i did today was.. read, go to the space center, talked to dad, talked to jeff, read some more, ate, left florida.. :'( GOOD BYE FLORIDA!!!! I'LL SEE YOU SOON!!!!! barnes and nobles are fairly har to find around here. haha i cant wait to see everyone soon! haha byeeeeeeee
TOMORROW: brunswick, georgia, to wilmington, north carolina, or thereabouts. looks like thunderstorms and rain are headed our way. oh, boy.