PassPorter’s Window Seat: MouseFest 2007

We’re winding down for the day and hoping to get a good night’s rest in preparation for MouseFest Day One tomorrow.

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Chad at one of his favorite BBQ places, Sonny’s, in Cocoa Beach. The portions are huge and the price is right! Really good cole slaw, too.

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A beautiful view of the Rocket Garden at the end of a great day at Kennedy Space Center.

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Inside the VERY COOL Shuttle Launch Experience (space mission simulator) at Kennedy Space Center. This is a new simulator ride and there is no extra cost for it.

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Alexander and I outside a shuttle exhibit at Kennedy Space Center.

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The memorial wall at Kennedy Space Center with names of astronauts who lost their lives and made the ultimate sacrifice. I remember vividly the Challenger disaster when I was in high school.

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This sign at Kennedy Space Center tells us Space Shuttle Atlantis is on the launchpad!

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Alexander finds a “rocket ship” his size in the Rocket Garden at Kennedy Space Center.

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Here we are at the entance to the Kemnedy Space Center. Alexander is feeling a little bashful — I think he thinks the astronaut on top of the building is real.

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Here’s the Disney Magic in port — of course we had to drive by on our way to Kennedy Space Center.

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Alexander is ready to go see the “rocket ships” at Kennedy Space Center, wearing my hat and carrying Grandma’s bag.

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Alexander discovered the joys of jumping on a big, soft bed today. This is the second bedroom in our suite at the Residence Inn, with a comfy queen bed.

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My mother (Carolyn) and son (Alexander) eat a bite of breakfast in our suite at the Residence Inn. (Yes, we’re getting a very slow start — this is day of rest before MouseFest begins). Love this place!

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I slept in today after my late night on the computer. When I turned on the TV to find a Saturday morning cartoon, we found the NASA Channel. Seriously! We’re just a few minutes from the launchpad, after all. Here’s our TV in the king bedroom of our two-bedtoom suite at the Residence Inn … On the screen is the mission control room as they getting ready for next Thursday’s launch:

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We’re staying at the relatively new Residence Inn near Port Canaveral tonight and tomorrow night. We have a two-bedroom suite to accommodate us and our haul of luggage. It’s huge (see the living room below), quite upscale, and very reasonably priced. Oh, and free Internet access and breakfast in the morning, too! Highly recommended. I’d show you the bedrooms, but it’s the middle of the night and everyone’s sleeping, which I should be, too. Until tomorrow!

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