Author Archives: dipidydoo
To The End and Back
16 March 2023, Florida Keys, USA Our goal for today was to drive to the end of US 1, which runs from Nova Scotia in Canada, to Key West at the very bottom of Florida. Of course we were skipping most of it, and starting about 130 miles from the end. The Florida Keys always […]
It’s Rocket Science
14 March 2023, Space Coast USA, Titusville – Our final day in Orlando/Cape Canaveral – and what a day it turned out to be! Besides seeing our friends and doing all things space, we wanted to go on an airboat ride through the Florida swamps, just for the fun of it. There are operators all […]
KSC Take 2
13 March 2023, Space Coast USA, Kennedy Space Center – We were on the road in time to see an apocalyptic sunrise, thanks to the clouds that rolled in overnight. We were first in line at the entry gate at Kennedy Space Center, for our second visit. Next to us was a family from northern […]
26 Years of Catching Up
12 March 2023, Orlando USA – Besides checking out rockets, our main reason for spending time in Florida was to catch up with our friends, Carla and Bob. Back in 1997, when we rode our bicycles across the USA, we’d pulled into a roadside stop somewhere in Montana. It was blazingly hot, my ankle was […]
Computer Says No
11 March 2023, Space Coast USA, Port Canaveral – After a day spent catching up on various things, it was time to get back on the space tourist trail. First up, we called in at the Sands Space History Center, in Port Canaveral. We discovered this was tucked in behind SpaceX’s launch and landing control […]
Pointy End Up, Flamey End Down
9 March 2023, Space Coast USA, Kennedy Space Center – A big day! Not only were we booked to go to Kennedy Space Center, and join a special tour of the Atlantis Space Shuttle, but a Spacex launch was scheduled for this afternoon. Even better, it was a “return to launch site” for the booster, […]
Space Geeking
8 March 2023, Space Coast USA, Cocoa Beach and Port Canaveral – Our tour of the Space Coast began in a familiar place. Although Melbourne Florida has an international airport, it is considerably smaller than its Australian counterpart; we were through it in about 15 minutes. We liked the Town Hall, somewhat less grand than […]
Travel Daze
7 March 2023, Buenos Aires, Argentina to Orlando, US, via Miami – In the last 7 days we’ve stayed in 7 different places, taken 4 flights (including a 9 hour overnight), lived out of minimarts, and washed our clothes in bathroom basins. We’ve lost track of the time of day, eating and sleeping to fit […]
Waterfalls and Wildlife
4 March 2023, Iguazu Falls, Argentina – Yesterday’s downpours disappeared overnight, and gave way to blue skies and much warmer temperatures. Before retracing our steps to Iguazu Falls, we had an important landmark to visit – the Tres Fronteras (Triple Frontiers) monument, on the edge of the Iguazu and Parana rivers. From this spot you […]
Breathe
3 March 2023, Iguazu Falls, Argentina – We might have seen next to nothing of Buenos Aires, not managed to see a tango show or exchange money on the blue market – but we did go to a Parilla (steak restaurant). We had a nice, plain steak and salad – exactly what we needed after […]
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