Daytona Speedway and Kennedy Space Center

If you are a NASCAR fan, this is a great place to visit. You can take a tram ride out on the track, and get a real feel for what it is like. For an even more realistic feeling, go into one of the simulators in the exhibit hall. One will even turn you upside down if you flip the simulated car you are driving. (SEAT BELTS, PLEASE)

After visiting Daytona for a day I enjoyed visiting the Kennedy Space Center, which is about an hour's drive south. This is a picture of the Vertical Assembly building where they are presently getting ready for the December 7th launch of the Space Shuttle. It is hard to tell from the picture, but that flag is twenty-one stories tall!

My tour included a lunch and photo op with Astronaut Al Worden. He piloted the command module on Apollo 15, which was the first to bring the Lunar Rover to the moon. He gave a great talk, and it was a priviledge to meet him.

I was having trouble updating the pictures on the website, but all is better now. You can find the pictures from Kennedy combined with the shots from Daytona Beach at: www.mitchellwebs.com/daytona-kennedy.htm. The St. Augustine pictures are still at www.mitchellwebs.com/staugustine.htm.