On Saturday, we visited the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Cañaveral. We got as close as visitors can get to the shuttle launching pads and we were actually rather lucky since the Endeavour (which is scheduled to launch this Wed. 8/8/07) was docked in one of the platforms and we could see it from the distance. We also got to ride a very recent simulator that recreates a shuttle launch and we strolled around the area keeping an eye open for the crocodiles which, according to our most peculiar Cuban tour guide, were distinguished members of the local security staff.

Finally, we ended our trip to Orlando with a visit to Seaworld on Monday. For those of you who do not know about it, Seaworld is a theme park devoted to sea life where several aquatic animal shows and exhibitions are spiced up with a couple of thrill rides. Shamu, the orca, provided the highlight of the day with an incredible show in the morning. The dolphin show, which introduced the kind of artistic elements that one could expect from a Cirque du Soleil performance, was also beautiful. Finally, being devoted fans of the Pirates of the Caribean trilogy, we couldn’t help riding the Kraken and lovin’it.

As you can imagine, when we got to our plane in the evening we were as tired as we were happy, our bags filled with loads of great memories. If you want to check out more of the pictures we took, you can view them here and here.