Pics from launch

Took these without looking at my phone, so they're a bit askew.

Traffic

Oh yea, and it launched. YouTube it. It was cool.

Traffic was better than expected, we expect to be back in Orlando by 10:30am. But what to do with the rest of the day...

Pics from this morning

Waiting

About 4-6 miles further than we'd like, but with a good view nonetheless, and a good parking spot to beat the traffic. All the word is good for the launch. Starting to warm up some out here. We're right on the water.

Almost there

Almost to Titusville, where the prime viewing locations shown up as a yellow and red line on google maps when you add the traffic indicator.

First post of mom AM

Back to the gate. They put too much fuel in and need to take some off. Apparently that's more complicated than it sounds. He said he didn't think they were going to have us get off the plane....

Last post of the PM

On the plane. At last minute cliff and I were given 1st class seats. Our plus1 stuck with the rest.

Watching The Office. To sleep.

Sun night

2157- estimated departure is 11:09pm now. Sitting with our plus one (a resident from MSU with connections to both Cliff and I), eating ice cream from McDonalds. Making jokes about how if they keep delaying, we'll be running to make his flight tomorrow.
It's funnier when you're in Newark.

Anyhoo.

Running

Remember when we ran full tilt to this gate? That was awesome.

Second try

For those of you not in the know, Cliff and I are making the trip to see the launch. I'll be blogging it here.
1:20pm - on our way to the airport. So far flight is on time and traffic is good. We don't have a lot of room for delay if we're going to make our bus in Orlando in time.
2:40 pm- security went smoothly. Mcdonalds for lunch and now waiting to board our plane.
3pm - boarding delayed due to a back up in Newark, will put us in there about 10 min late but with with enough time to make our connection.
3:09 pm- delayed again, they will call us up as our connecting flight is now 10 min after our arrival
345pm - supposedly boarding at 4 now. If our next flight delays were might make it, otherwise we're on standby for a flight that gets to Orlando at 11pm. If they run behind at the buses, we might still make it then.
350pm - a kindred spirit with us here also going to the launch. His envelope from Florida Dolphin Tours has written on it "DO NOT throw away. I keel
you".
352pm- this friend has confirmed with FDT that we can't show up a Kennedy space center with our passes, because we don't have the parking pass.
404p- cliff and I first on the plane with our friend close behind. Stewardess knows we're going to Orlando. We hope that since there are 3 of us affected, and they know we'll be running, they might wait for us.
I feel like I've had about 6 cups of coffee right now. Jitteriness, not bladder fullness.
1810-here in Newark and gates are full so waiting to get to a gait. Hoping they hold things for us....So drat it looks like the flight to Orlando is still on time.
1824-I keep refreshing flight status. No changes. Moving to gate now. Standby flight leaves after 8pm and gets in at 11:07.
1836-our flight left the gate 10 min ago according to the Internet. Pulling into our gate now.
1843-shuttle to terminal C. Then run.
1906- standby. Haven't talked to anyone yet.
2004- went and got dinner. As no meal on this flight. Shortly after last post, they delayed the flight by about an hour. Going to drive to Titusville after checking the bus pickup.
2039-our 'plus one' is now going to share a car with us since we're all in the same boat now(actually his pickup was at port canaveral). He has a flight home tomorrow at 330pm.
2050- so apparently our plane just left Cleveland. So that puts us in Orlando sometime next Thursday.

I was waiting to post as Hannah didn't want the suspense of hearing about possible delays. So the suspense is over and at this point we're gonna be viewing from Titusville.

Dinner

A bit chilly really, but a pretty nice day for dinner outside.

Samuel's first roller coaster.

Sun late morning

Got to Disney about an hour ago. Magic kingdom. Here until 5 pm them flight home at 9pm.