The trip from shore to shore across the panhandle state was uneventful for nearly the complete short journey. A beacon was shining in Titusville and begging us to stop for lunch, another 'Waffle House'. Sad to say it was nowhere near as good as our first time in Biloxi; no greeting when we came in, mixed up order, and cold ham. Kaye was nearly in tears, maybe that first one was just a fluke?
At some point during lunch someone stole the sun. Very big black clouds had filled the sky. We tried to outrun them but lost the battle and ended up parked at the side of the road staring through the waves of water falling from above. The worst was over quickly and we carried on to the RV park I had found via Google not the RV directory. We were locked out of any beach parks due to 'Spring Break' so we picked a place about 30 miles from the Kennedy Space Centre and a little inland that sounded too good to be true for the price.
The park is called Willow Lakes and it is not really an RV park. It is a Park Model style resort city with permanent sales and a golf course plus all the amenities like pools, entertainment halls, golf cart roads, etc. We really felt like 'trailer trash' being guided to our 'lot' by Veronica in her jazzed up golf cart and being asked to make sure we didn't put anything on the grass or interfere with the in ground sprinklers. These people have massive carports for their Class A Diesel Pusher Motorhomes built onto their 900+ sq ft Park Model homes. Wow, check out their website. Why they rent empty lots to overnight RVrs I do not know. Our gain!
The weather was still cool after the storm so I drove to the park entrance and ended up running Kyle on the now vacant golf course path that winded its way around the outer boundary of the homes. This turned out to be 'our' spot to play fetch in the morning and evening along with a little squirrel chasing.
My birthday present was our tickets to the Kennedy Space Centre. It was a long day filled with tons of non stop activity. Two 3D IMAX theatre shows are included with the admission and they sell popcorn! A fleet of 40 buses shuffles you from the main site to a massive Atlas Apollo hanger/museum out among the many launch pads doting the cape. The drivers told really bad jokes to entertain the kids and made sure to stop the bus every time an alligator was spied in the ditch beside the road. We stopped a lot. Just what Kaye wanted.
The entrance corner to the main site was under heavy construction for the brand new Atlantis Space Shuttle permanent exhibit and learning centre. Scheduled to open later this year it looks to be a very exciting project. The actual shuttle Atlantis has already been mounted. Schools and students will be able to come and carry out 'missions' led by real astronauts and guided by controllers and engineers. What a great way to open young minds to a future in aeronautics.
The day ended extra special with Kaye winning $8 at Bingo and getting her feet bitten by either fire ants or grass flies. Kyle and I snuck off to look for gators on the golf course and the three tennis balls he had not brought back. All packed up and on our way out the next morning I just had to stop at the front gate and run Kyle one more time. As Kyle fetched the stick I looked back to see Kaye waving frantically at me...turns out the staff that arrive at 8am told her pets were not allowed on the paths at the course, whether on a leash or not. Too snooty for us. Kyle left them a special present next to the 18th green. Time to go and find the white beach coast of NW Florida.
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