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Before I Disney you all to death – I’m catching up on so many things that I never took the time to write about and share over the last few years… I thought I would dig back into the archives of my iPhone and see what other treasures I could find and communicate. I’ll do my best to mix it up for you weirdos who aren’t Disney-obsessed like us!
It led me back to September of 2021 when Mark and I spent the day on the Space Coast exploring the Kennedy Space Center – NASA for the first time.
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We drove over in the morning from St. Pete, FL, which was less than a 2.5-hour drive, and our first stop in the area was to check out Port Canaveral and have lunch at Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill.
Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill in Port Canaveral is HUGE, with an expansive upper-level patio overlooking the Canaveral Barge Canal, where you could see the unbelievably massive cruise ships in the distance. Mark and I have never been on a cruise before, so it was incredibly eye-opening to see the boats in real life – I always figured if I went on a cruise, it would be a Disney Cruise, and sure enough, off in the distance, there was the Disney Fantasy! Ahhhh, maybe someday soon!
We thoroughly enjoyed cocktails, fish spread, and nachos while watching the ships come and go and the storm clouds rolling in. We could have sat there all day, but we had much more out-of-this-world experiences waiting for us… This is the first time since moving to Florida in 2015 that we have taken the time to explore the Space Coast, and we can’t wait to go back – one day was not enough.
I’m going to be completely honest – As two people born in the early ’80s who grew up with everything “space” and “futuristic,” we completely lost our minds visiting Kennedy Space Center. We wore our Star Wars shirts and instantly felt like little kids running around trying to see and take it all in. There is something in the air at KSC that magically gets to you – no pun intended – and we only scratched the surface of everything there is to see and do there.
We did take the bus for the KSC Explore Tour that drove us past the Vehicle Assembly Building. It truly is more significant than life and felt straight out of a movie scene. We also made sure to lose our minds in the gift shops! It was a neat place to wander around, take photos, and just daydream or imagine the future.
We saw as many exhibits as possible before the sky opened up in true Florida fashion and gave us a wicked thunderstorm that left us soaked for the drive home. We want to go back for another visit and highly recommend taking a day or two to explore Infinity and beyond! Yeah yeah, I know, I snuck Disney into this one too!
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That’s one place still on my bucket list☺️❤️ looks fun.
Great recap and pictures.
I see the space center has changed since from our last visit, a few years ago. Time to go. Our first visit was in the 70s and the space shuttle was only a dream. We’re about 120 south of the center.
This went in the wrong place. 😟