Bill and Eileen's Travels: 2009

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Update

Today is Tuesday 12/29/2009. It has been quite a while since I have posted anything. I never finished our trip in the Spring because I was feeling ill when we left Cape Kennedy and just never returned to the blog even though we went out again in September. We went to Red Bay to get windows in the bus and to have other work done. The highlight was probably our visit to The Coon Dog Cemetery north of Red Bay. It don't get no better than that.

Tonight we are in the second night of our trip to California for the debut of our first grandson. This is probably our best trip ever. We are very happy for Jen and Magnus and can't wait to welcome this young man into the world.

Our first night was spent in Fort Chiswell, Virginia in a night that had winds of 20 to 30mph with temperatures below 20 degrees. In the middle of my dewintertization the hose froze solid and I wasn't able to finish. Needless to say we were unable to shower this morning so the first order of business after today's 508 mile ride was to get the water going.

We are now in Knoxville, Alabama. Tomorrow we head for New Orleans where we plan to celebrate Eileen's 63rd and New Years Eve the nbext night.

Happy New Year to everyone! We will let you know where we are from time to time. We plan to take our time to California and expect to be very close to Jen and Magnus by 1/13/2010.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Campground & Kennedy Space Center

Want-a-be Astronaut!

Pretty Moon!

House with RV!

Our site!

American Eagle overhead!

Saturn Rocket! Gigondo!!!!

July 20, 1969

What a great day that was!!

Stage three of the rocket. This stage held the command module.

Rover! Training model.

It is hard to get the size because you can't get all of it in the picture.

Command Module!! Apollo!

Toilet in the Space Station!

House with RV!

Apollo Command center. Actual screens and set up.

East Launch Pad Complex 39-Pad A

The building where the space shuttle is readied for launch. It is then taken to the launch pad via the crawler that is on the right side of the picture.

Crawler! Actually carries the shuttle to the launch pad.

Kennedy Space Center

4/4/2009 - 4/7/2009

On Saturday 4/4 we drove across Florida to Titusville which is very close to the Kennedy Space Center. The campground here is really a resort. It is another equity deal where the sites belong to someone and are rented to the roaming people like Eileen and I . This is a very nice resort with a nice restaurant, golf course, and all the amenities you need. The neatest thing here is that they have a number of large homes the are build around a large RV garage. You can't even buy the home if you don't own an RV. We looked at a number of homes and it is really a neat concept for those of us that enjoy the lifestyle. Some of the homes were as big as 3000 square feet.

On Monday 4/6 we toured the Space Center. We weren't able to get the best tour because it was sold out, but we did get and opportunity to see the launch pads, the Apollo program, and the staging building for the space station. It was a long day with a number of very interesting things to see. A Saturn Rocket is Gigondo. Really Really Biggggg!!

We had planned on staying at this site longer but the weather was changing and I wasn't feeling well, so we decided to head for Emerald Isle, which is were we are now. We will be leaving here in time to get to Quakertown in time for Sarah's first communion. The time really goes quickly when your having a good time. Hopefully our final week here in EI will bring some good weather.
Our hope is also that the cold weather up North will be gone by the time we get back. We will try to bring the warmer stuff back with us.

I will report in when we are home with pics for Quakertown.

Life is Great!!

Bill and Eileen

Visit With Patty

Cousins!

Munchies, Yum!!

Patty's House!

Sunset in the neighborhood!

The Clubhouse!

Cousins!

Sanibel and Captiva

Captiva Island Mansion!

Captiva Beach!

Captiva Beach Bird!

Captiva Beach! Hazy windy day!

Captiva!

Sanibel Causeway!

Fort Myers - Sanibel Island

4/2/2009 - 4/4/2009

On Thurday 4/2 we left the Keys and drove across The Everglades "Alligator Alley" I75 to North Fort Myers. We came here to visit Eileen's cousin Patty who she hasn't seen in a long time. Patty was kind enough to have us visit her at here house which was very close to the campground.

On Friday during the day we drove through Fort Myers to Sanibel Island and Captiva Island which is at the end of Sanibel. We also visited a museum at the JN "Ding"Dong nature center. The beaches in Captiva were very nice and the homes are magnificent. We picked up a real estate magazine and were not surprised to see the prices of the home in the $2 million and up range. This is a very exclusive area but the beaches aren't any nicer than NC.

Friday night we had a really nice visit with Patty. We drove around her neighborhood and visited the clubhouse and spent time catching up on family. We are really glad that we came over here to visit. It was really nice.

Life is Great!!

Bill and Eileen