Disney World

Strollers in Disney World...just outside the PhilharMagic, which is an interactive 3D, 180 degree theatre...very fun to watch. Windy!

This one needs no explanation.

During the day...

And at night!

Sea World

Underwater tunnel...very cool.

I've always loved these lion fish.

This is a seahorse that looks like a floating weed...in fact that's exactly what I thought it was when I first looked into the tank!

Kennedy Space Science Center (not 'Centre!)

This is the building within which they attach the shuttle - vertically!!! - to the booster rockets and the main fuel tank. The crane that does it is apparently accurate to within a few 1000ths of an inch!

Here is the 'crawler'. It weights something like 18,000 imperial tons when it is loaded. It crawls on a bed of fresh pea-gravel over to the launch pad (below) at a very fuel efficient 45 feet/gallon...yoikes! After it has crawled over the gravel, the gravel is pulverized into a fine dust.

Lodging...fancy-fance

So, this is where we stayed in Kissimee...pretty swanky.

Space Shuttle Discovery launch

We were lucky enough to be around when the shuttle was launching, although we were about 40 miles away. It was still incredibly bright and larger than the size of a big sunset. We did not hear anything, but it was still quite an amazing thing to witness in person.

It was neat to see how the colour of the fire (?) changed as the fuel changed (according to my bro).

This was about the last visible point before it was too difficult to see. It seemed to fly away horizontally rather than straight up. I'm not sure why...

Gators!

An everpresent danger in Florida...

Blue Spring State Park - Orange City, FL

Manatees are also called 'sea cows'. They are basically slow moving balloons with sealion-like faces. These are one of a few protected species left in the world. They come up about once every 5 minutes for a breath of air and spend the rest of the time eating plants and sleeping...sounds healthy and relaxing.

The day that we visited the park, there were over 130 manatees counted.

What is the opposite of phallic? This is the source of the spring...it is probably about 10 feet wide and 70 feet long.

more Florida

H took this photo of the shells...I love it and took a few more on my film camera. My dad says she has a great eye for photo composition and I agree!

This is so cute with the little footprints...there were a ton more all over.

I totally love the Scion xB. So boxy...so fuel efficient.

FLORIDA!!!!

Marine Rescue - there were many HUGE turtles. Apparently some of them can reach 8 feet long and weigh 1300 pounds, although most here were only about 2.5 feet long!
















Stick insect that was just hangin' outside the marine rescue place.
















We had the opportunity to drive on the beach and go for a walk. It was birsk (about 8 degree C), but that was a whole lot better than home...








We saw this jellyfish on the beach too...one of the tentacles was about 5 feet long and bright blue!