Fairfield Inn & Suites Titusville

We only spent one day in Washington, but we had a hotel right in the middle of town, so it was easy to walk to all the sites. We checked out Capital Hill, White House, Washington Monument, Holocaust Museum and the Pentagon. It was again very cold outside, so we had to keep moving so as not to get frostbite!!! We had to get up the next morning at...

Nancy's been telling me for 3 days I had to get out there and take pictures of the Sand Hill Cranes. They're here every day, but by the time I'd get ready they'd be gone.

They winter in Florida with the old folks and are back into Canada during summer.

So today was the day and here are the pictures.

Hope you enjoy them.

Hey Stan--like the title? Skinny...Stan...Tanya...all in one sentence. Thing is, they really are. Tanya looks about 12 and Stan? OK, Stan maybe 20. How fun to be young and gorgeous.

We had a fun evening chilin' out with chili dogs and good company at the Squirrel Cottage--their home's name-- in Winter Park.

This is an interesting ...

We parked our cars and went to the ticket window. Looking at the price of the ticket Geet and Audi looks at each other. 50$ that is insane they said to each other. Well after having few talks Diptesh inquired at the ticket window. All of them ended up paying $40 each for the entry for whole day. We went through the security check and as soon as ...

Well we had a much needed lie in and got up around midday. Our stomachs were grumbling a bit, so we decided to try a New York-Italian style fast food place and grab some slices of Sausage pizza and a refillable drink-delish!

This was our last attempt at seeing the launch but we wanted to make sure the day didn't completely go to waste so ...

Wednesday 12 November - Kennedy Space Centre I dragged Barbara on another scientific trip to the NASA Kennedy Space Centre near Titusville. When we arrived we discovered there was a shuttle launch on the Friday. They were sending 7 astronauts up in the shuttle "Endeavour" to the International Space Station (ISS) to do some repairs, install bigge...

It was May 5, 1961. A man named Alan Shepherd climbed into a Mercury space capsule and blasted into space from a little-known Florida coastal area called Cape Canaveral. Shepherd was now a true American hero - America's first man in space. The very idea that someone could put a man into a capsule on top of a rocket and shoot him into space was a...

Heading north out of Orlando on Highway 4, we headed to the "Blue Springs State Park' near Orange City. We saw more than twenty Manatees, some with calves, in the crystal clear 'Blue Spring Creek'. This was a fabulous experience, watching these gentle creatures slowly move around the river bed, occasionally coming up for air. The sea cow term i...

An early start was needed if we were to get on the road to our next stop Sebring - and get some good birding in on the way. Last night was a bit cold so... Sometimes it's just worth getting up early. We travelled inland today in search of birds at Lake Kissimmee and Three Lakes. What was my fave? These Sandhill Cranes are really quite something ...

I woke up at 10:00 in the morning and mom and dad were already out. I went downstairs and watched "Little Shop of Horrors" on TBS and relaxed. I grew up with that movie and it's still one of my absolute favorites. At around 10:30 mom and dad called to say they were at Subway and asked if Mike and I wanted sandwiches for lunch. I wanted a turkey ...