http://www.passporterboards.com/forums/ Explore the rest of Florida, including the famous Space Coast, the Florida Keys, and any other destination in Sunny Florida en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:02:33 GMT vBulletin 120 http://www.passporterboards.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.passporterboards.com/forums/ http://www.passporterboards.com/forums/space-coast-other-florida-kennedy-space-center-florida-keys/208705-nasa-up-close-lunch-astronaut.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:33:14 GMT The LWAA posts are rather old, so I thought a new question wasn't out of line.
Would you recommend lunch with an astronaut or the up close tour at KSC for an almost 19 year old?
I know DH would prefer the up close tour, but I don't think DD would appreciate how "closer" she is, and might get more out of meeting a "real astronaut"
The website won't let me buy two add ons (maybe that's just as well, for the sake of our budget!) so I need to pick one. ]]> Space Coast and Other Florida: Kennedy Space Center, The Florida Keys Carousel96 http://www.passporterboards.com/forums/space-coast-other-florida-kennedy-space-center-florida-keys/208705-nasa-up-close-lunch-astronaut.html http://www.passporterboards.com/forums/space-coast-other-florida-kennedy-space-center-florida-keys/208625-another-shuttle-q.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:58:53 GMT We're still up in the air whether to visit KSC.
The day we could go is Sat 11/28. The shuttle is scheduled to return on 11/27.
What are the odds it would be somewhere we could see it? Not up close, I know, but just saw we saw "the" shuttle. ]]> Space Coast and Other Florida: Kennedy Space Center, The Florida Keys Carousel96 http://www.passporterboards.com/forums/space-coast-other-florida-kennedy-space-center-florida-keys/208625-another-shuttle-q.html http://www.passporterboards.com/forums/space-coast-other-florida-kennedy-space-center-florida-keys/207415-how-long-allow-everglades.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:46:55 GMT Here it is, folks -- the latest installment in my series of Everglades questions:

How long should we allow for a visit to the park?
Is a day and a half enough? Are two and a half days too many?
I know a lot of people do the Everglades as a day trip from Ft Myers, but how much do you "do" that way?

We will be landing at Ft. Myers airport on a Wednesday morning. After we pick up the rental car and lunch we'll be off toward Shark Valley.
We want to do the tram tour. And drive into the park from the east side to see more than just the northern visitors center.
I guess you could describe us as folks who like to "look at nature, but not be out in it." I don't see us canoeing or hiking. But put us in a museum or historic site and we're there twice as long as the AAA guidebooks recommend. And DD is 9, and will be doing the Junior Ranger activities. She's missing school, so this serves as science class!

What it comes down to is that we need to meet friends in Orlando on Saturday night. We want to do the glass bottom boat at Biscayne, too. Originally we were going to do Biscayne on Sat morning then drive north. Now we're wondering if we could do Biscayne on Friday, and head to Kennedy Space Center for Saturday. ]]> Space Coast and Other Florida: Kennedy Space Center, The Florida Keys Carousel96 http://www.passporterboards.com/forums/space-coast-other-florida-kennedy-space-center-florida-keys/207415-how-long-allow-everglades.html http://www.passporterboards.com/forums/space-coast-other-florida-kennedy-space-center-florida-keys/207375-ksc-schedule-lunch-astronaut-q.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:56:29 GMT We're thinking of doing a day at KSC during our next Florida trip, and DH wants to do Lunch with an Astronaut.
It's at noonish. For those of you who have done this, how does it impact your bus tour plans.
I don't see that you can do the bus tour and see everything before lunch. How did you do it?
Can you do the first stop (ISS building?) before lunch, take the bus back, then do the rest of the loop after eating? ]]> Space Coast and Other Florida: Kennedy Space Center, The Florida Keys Carousel96 http://www.passporterboards.com/forums/space-coast-other-florida-kennedy-space-center-florida-keys/207375-ksc-schedule-lunch-astronaut-q.html