“One Step on EARTH, Two STEPS ABOVE”

Aug 25th “One Step on EARTH, Two STEPS ABOVE”

“Would YOU like to be, UP Here”

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When a family is on a “family trip” to visit relatives in a city or a very small town, and not too far away, but a pretty good drive with lots to see…

and also has lots of extra special items to see of the “Kennedy Space Station” with very good back ground scenery… all of the lovely landscape with some small parts of the Ocean to quickly catch a sneak view as we fly by on the road, never driving too fast, as we do have very precious cargo in this vehicle, and we do want to be all in one piece … when we arrive at our destination… our relatives’ home and land, to enjoy seeing as we just seem to be flying by along the coast of Florida….

but still a pretty good drive…

does each of the family members get to say or put in their two cents worth of their mind… as to what or where they will be put in this PHOTO?

In the Photo coming up… is the youngest in the “Aldrich FAMILY” a little Al , himself was just “AIR” lifted up and onto the footing holding a much larger and permanently place Aircraft… to be displayed, forever!

As you can see “little Al” is looking to his father for help… and his Dad and young brother Lee, standing down below him are also keeping their eyes on our, little Al… just in case, he would make a quick move and start to come down… from above.

L to R – is Donald and little Al and Lee, Jr. Aldrich

We are at ” Cape Canaveral, Florida” and on our way to visit our cousin, “Jimmie Brady Shilling.”

She and her husband live on “Merrit Island” which is just a little further for us to travel.

“just in case I forget, how to get where I am going…posting a map” “Only 171 miles one way!”

What is Merritt Island Florida known for?

The unincorporated “town” of Merritt Island is located on Florida’s largest island, which serves as the home of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, still a major tourist attraction, even though space shuttles are no longer being launched from here.

What is there to do in Merritt Island today?

Top Attractions in Merritt Island

NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. 20,538. …
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. 953. …
Black Point Wildlife Drive. …
Space Shuttle Atlantis. …
Brevard Veterans Memorial Museum & Military Museum. …
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. …
Sams House at Pine Island Conservation Area. …
Obloy Family Ranch.

We finally got to where we were going on Merritt Island… our cousins had their own swimming pool… just something, that all of the family enjoyed and we spent a lot of time there, just watching as the kids did all of their fancy swimming…

we had a wonderful week with family and then… like all good vacations, there comes a time… for the end of fun… we then packed, and took that long and slow drive home… to relax!

“A very good time was had by all”