It was very interesting. The 2 4D visual, audio, tactile, olfactory experiences, one a movie called Beyond all Boundaries, and the other the Last Mission of the Tang submarine were excellent. We enjoyed our visit. It was very sobering and provocative. Could we as a nation ever come together again to fight an enemy with such determination and sacrifice. We are not so sure given the current polarization of our political parties and devisiveness amongst individuals and groups that we could win again.
After our afternoon at the WWII museum we took a drive through an area basically destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and rebuilt by donations for houses from Brad Pitt. These homes are built high above the ground so that if another Katrina or flood should come they would be high and dry.
Last night, we experienced thunder, lightening and lots of rain. This morning, it was even colder and windier than the day before. We decided to head toward Mississippi and the Stennis Space Center, about 40 minutes from where we are staying.
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| Mississippi Dresses Up for Mardi Gras |
We made a brief stop at the Mississippi Visitor Center and found a geocache, then headed to the Infinity Science and Technology Center.
We lucked out. It was Wednesday, and seniors only pay $5.00 per person. Whoot!! Guess there is some compensation for getting old. Infinity center had some great earth videos (climate change, fresh water, ocean currents, tsunamis, etc. shown on a mysteriously suspended revolving globe. Fascianting to watch.
The space center is 140,000+ acres (2nd in size only to Kennedy Space Center) and is the site where every engine that has been built for rockets to the moon, mars, and space station has been tested. But first we had to get in our space suits:
We returned to Louisiana after our afternoon in Mississippi and captured some photographs of swollen river communities,
swamp boats,
Fork Pike,
and houses built on stilts.
These are bit more sophisticated than the fishing villages of Cambodia, where we visited last February.
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| Cambodian Fishing Village - Here about 1 year ago this month |
Tomorrow looks like another cold day. The change in the weather in from tropical to Caribbean to just plain cold and damp has contributed to my scratchy throat and stuffy nose. Guess the climate change has been too dramatic for my system. So it's a glass of wine and early bedtime for me. If all goes well, we will visit Mardi Gras Word tomorrow.
Goodnight from the Worrall Travel R's
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