the nearby Astronaut Hall Of Fame. This had loads of museum style displays
about around 40 of the astronauts, plus an interactive gallery - the real reason
we visited. This included lots of great hands-on activities but unfortunately
was really busy. We spent most of our time queuing for the star attraction - a
ride where you can experience 4G.
After waiting for about 30 minutes it was our turn - two people ride at
once, but in separate seats. I was more nervous than Emma; paranoid that I
might throw up, but as it turned out I actually enjoyed it more than her. We
both felt nauseous for hours, after our quick ride. Heaven help the astronauts,
and they train at 16G!
We left the space coast at about 6.30pm and decided to crack on to our next
destination, Orlando, that night. This was not our original intention, but we
were getting greedy as we began to reach the end of our travels and wanted
to make the most of the four weeks left. Who needs sleep anyway?
In fact it only took a couple of hours to drive on to Orlando and the
Turkey Lake Camp where we based ourselves - baste ourselves, geddit?
There was only one hitch, the camp was locked up for the night so we had to
drive an extra half hour to the Stage Stop Park in the inappropriately named
town of Winter Garden - it was boiling!
The Turkey Lake campsite was open when we returned the next
morning and had one site spare, which we quickly snapped up. This is
another local authority camp and at $15 a night one of the cheapest we
stayed in. What made it even better value for money was its proximity to
Universal Studios - just 15 minutes away. There are closer RV Parks that