After yesterday’s exciting adventures, we were due for a down day. We slept in a little, packed up headed for Houston.
Upon arriving in Houston, we decided to head over to the Space Center and take in a couple hours. We knew there wasn’t a space shuttle there, but we were excitedly anticipating mission control. Because it was late afternoon, we got front row parking. We were greeted by a very unexpected surprise! The 747 customized to carry the shuttles was on display and we could walk through it! It had a mock up shuttle called the “Independence” loaded atop, which you could also walk through. We were so excited, we practically ran up the 4 flight of stairs to get to it.
We toured both vehicles at length. If you never saw this happen in real life google some footage, or better yet- watch the documentary for Discovery, it may still be on Netflix. It really was an awesome process and sight!
We stopped for dinner at a place called Cheddar’s. The best way to describe it was Bob Evans style food and price with an Olive Garden quality and atmosphere. The food was amazing! We all had something different and we all ate from everyone’s dish. We made sure to let the manager know how impressed we were (we saw there is one in Mansfield, OH - I don’t think that’s too far of a drive!)
Back to the hotel for some swim time and what the heck- back to Cheddar’s for some dessert! Did I mention it’s next door to the hotel? Yikes- Trouble!
Called it an early night- tomorrow is a full day at the space center!
Total Miles: 228
High Temp: 93
High Temp: 93
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