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Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse & Museum

We visited the Ponce Deleon Lighthouse built in 1887. Just 100 years older than Mom.

The stairs were a challenge but we all made it (except Kaileigh, the height was too much for her). The view of the ocean was spectacular!

Taken yesterday. First group shots of our trip to Orlando. We stopped at Ponce de Leon inlet lighthouse and museum \240near Daytona Beach.

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Ponce de Leon Inlet

We climbed the 203 spiral stairs to the top of the lighthouse and the view was worth the effort. \240Took some selfies and made our descent so we could make our dolphin watching reservations.

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Ponce Inlet

Spiral staircase from the top of the lighthouse

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The Manatee Scenic Tour Boat - Dolphin & Manatee Eco Tours, Ponce Inlets Original Scenic Tour Boat

Dad went inside to secure our tickets and sign the releases. It started POURING and the thunder was insanely loud!!!!! We’re all excited and hope that the storm let’s up so we can see some dolphins and manatees! ☺️

Today we went to the Ponce Inlet and went inside the lighthouse. We checked out the museum which was basically a little village where the “handlers” lived. We got on a boat in the ocean and saw a bunch of dolphins pretty close.

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Grand Beach By Diamond Resorts

I just thought this was funny!

So. Many. Shoes.

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Grand Beach By Diamond Resorts

Dad at the resort playground

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Grand Beach By Diamond Resorts
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Grand Beach By Diamond Resorts

Quick round of mini golf before we go to dinner.

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Grand Beach By Diamond Resorts

On our way to Kennedy Space Center

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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Apollo 8

The rocket had 2 million separate systems!

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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Apollo 11

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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Apollo/Saturn V tour

Sillies

Pic of a pic being taken

The Saturn V

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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Atlantis

Dinner at Liam Fitzpatricks. The Shepherds Pie was amazing!

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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Kennedy Space Center photo dump. We saw a Saturn V rocket and the space shuttle Atlantis and so much more.

NASA’s (VAB) vehicle assemby building. One of the largest buildings in the world by volume.

Saturn V engines

NASA Vehicle Assemby Building (VAB)

Lunar Lander

Something out of a 1930’s sci-fi film.

Our tour guide Nick.

Hubble Space Telescope replica

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Space Shuttle Atlantis

Atlantis

122 ft. Long!

21 missions and over 200 astronauts

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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Transport for flight team to launch pad

Full-scale mock-up of Hubble

Orion EFT 1

Dragon

Boeing Starliner

Space X

Space Launch System (SLS)

Artemis III will carry the first woman to the moon!

Alan B. Shepard Jr. First American in Space

Gemini 9A

Mercury Mission Control

Looks like something from star wars only real.

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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Merida “my favorite part of today was eating Space Dots and getting a colorful tongue. Actually my most favorite part was getting Astro Monke.”.

Ciarán “my favorite part of today was getting my cool astronaut legos. My other favorite part was the Atlantis launch movie.”

Kaileigh “my favorite part of today was going through all of the movies. When that lady said her coworker abandoned her, it was really funny.”

Nathan “my favorite part of today was seeing the actual rockets that had been launched into space”.

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Planet Hollywood at Disney Springs™

Planet Hollywood at Disney Springs. The location of our dinner date before the movie.

At planet Hollywood in Disney springs having dinner and it so cool in here

Woo boo

Still at dinner

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Planet Hollywood at Disney Springs™

Aaaaahhhhh!!! So cool

Yum

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Planet Hollywood at Disney Springs™

I didn’t think I would be so excited to see all of this movie memorabilia. This was really cool!

To be this close to the real deal things is amazing like seeing this stuff in the movies it he stuff you always wanted. Like Deadpool’s swords and wolverines claws is amazing!

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Disney Springs

Waiting and fooling around.

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Disney Springs

Another couple shots from Disney Springs before we went to see “Jungle Cruise” at the theatre there.

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Disney Springs

Double rainbow!

Merida with Lego Anna & Elsa

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Planet Hollywood at Disney Springs™

The setting of our first Post CoVid family movie night at a theater. Jungle Cruise was very entertaining \240

At nana shams house

Peacock

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Capt Hirams Resort
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Nana Sham’s House
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Capt Hirams Resort

Billy took us out for dinner at a really cool sand bar

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Home2 Suites by Hilton Palm Bay I 95

What’s your favorite thing about today?

Nathan- “Doing my arm workout and seeing nana sham”

Kaileigh- “Meeting billy”

Ciarán- “the pool and the restaurant”

Merida- “eating spaghetti”

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Palm Bay

The twins spent the night at Nana Sham’s. They were in the pool by 8am!

Ciarán said Merida kept waking him up all night telling him she was “farting her guts out”

They ate the best French toast EVER a la Nana Sham

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Sebastian

We spent an amazing second day with Nana Sham and the kids played in the pool all morning and much of the afternoon. \240

Captain GoPro

Worn out after lunch.

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Grand Beach By Diamond Resorts

Hot tub gang signs.

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SeaWorld Orlando

Sea World visit today. Storms rolled in so we cut the day short.

Sea world and some of its animals was quite cool

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Grand Beach By Diamond Resorts

Nathan and I got up early and picked up breakfast for everyone at Dunkin’. Then we played a round of mini golf before we all went to Aquatica for the afternoon.

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El Patron Restaurante Mexicano

Spent the day at Aquatica before we came back and changed and relaxed for a bit. Then we went to dinner at El Patron. Then Twistee Treat for dessert.

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Grand Beach By Diamond Resorts

Started our last day in Orlando with a scored game of mini golf between Mom, Dad and Nathan. Mom won!!

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Disney Springs

Did some window shopping at Disney Springs before our lunch reservations.

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Rainforest Cafe

We ate lunch at Rainforest Cafe in Disney Springs. The experience is still very enjoyable. Everyone loved their food too.

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South of the Border Motor Inn

Last stop for lunch and a visit to one of the gift shops. Just so we could say we went to South of the Border 😝. At least another 8 hours of driving to go.