Griswold’s Road Trip

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Church of Satan.

 

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Some random things including the museum owners grandfathers skeleton.

 

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Ed Gein including a chair of the style he covered with skin, a lock of hair that he had on his key ring (suggested to be his mothers), the prosecutors boom and a portrait of him by John Wayne Gacy. Didn’t take a lot of pictures in the exhibit,

The exhibit was a recreation of his farmhouse over two stories.

 

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Some of Jeffrey Dahmers cutlery and a card he sent in prison.

 

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Some Charles Manson material including the sign from Spahn Ranch.

 

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Flavor Aid packets from Jonestown.

 

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John Wayne Gacy including his diary from prison where he recorded everything that he did, on the last page before execution.

The model is one he made in prison of his house to try to prove a witness who described it was wrong.

 

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Tonya Hardings ice skate. Not sure where that fits in compared to the others.

 

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There was a whole lot more in there but to be honest left feeling a bit tacky and voyeuristic. Each to their own I guess.

 

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Back to meet up with the rest of the clan and off to the square where Forrest Gump bench scene was filmed. The bench is no longer there having been stolen too many times and replaced with a garden bed.

Thanks to @jastel for the tip!

 

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Some random shots around downtown Savannah. It certainly is a beautiful place.

 

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At 5 we were picked up for our ghost tour on our converted Hearse. They have “popped” the top and you sit above where the coffins would be. Having the junior Griswold’s meant we wanted something “non-walking”, not too late and not too scary. It fit the bill and was a fun tour with an entertaining host who talked non stop for an hour and bit. It was also raining so despite getting the occasional bit of spray we were a lot drier than the walking tours.

 

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Some shots from the tour, apologies for the blur on some due to low light / moving.

 

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Let me know if you see any ghosts in those shots.

Dinner in town where our server was good enough to sing happy birthday to Audrey Snr, and then back to the hotel.

 

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Tomorrow off to Orlando and three big days.

1. Kennedy Space Centre.
2. Disneyworld.
3. Universal Studios.

 

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Sounds better than serial killers to me...LOL

 

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It always makes me smile to see this stuff sold overseas

 

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Arrived at Orlando after a longish drive, quick dip in the not heated heated outdoor pool for the junior Griswold’s.

Next door to where we are staying is a Twin Peaks restaurant. For the non-initiated (including Clark) it is a “breastaurant” set up to me be more “high class” than Hooters.

As soon as Rusty saw it he was all over going to dinner there like stink on a monkey. Being so close we indulged, and he now wants to eat there every day for every meal having fallen in instant love with our server.

Audrey Snr did ask me at one stage why none of the waitresses have pants that cover their bums properly., was a difficult question to answer.

Dinner for Clark, ribs with Mac and cheese and coleslaw. The Mac and cheese has jalapeño through it and was delicious.

 

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Kennedy Space Centre - just wow. So much history, so much going on currently that I had no idea about and so much fun.

If you want to read an excellent trip report on KSC, you should read @Human report Space Geek Tour of the USA, linked below.

Thread 'A Boyhood Dream Fulfilled: Space-Geek Tour of the USA'

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As a child, I was obsessed with space travel. One of my earliest memories of school is my Kindergarten teacher sharing the news of the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz joint mission. I remember my fascination and excitement a year later when the Viking landers sent back the first ever colour photographs from the surface of Mars.

I have two enduring memories of the 1980s: first, poring over the photos of distant planets and moons from the Voyager space probes, while impatiently waiting for the next planetfall (Jupiter 1979, Saturn 1981, Uranus 1986, Neptune 1989 … sadly and frustratingly, no Pluto)...

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Otherwise a brief commentary on our day below and a selection of photos. But really if you haven’t, you should read @Human s report!

We got there around 10 minutes after opening and were quickly through security. I had accidentally bought these tickets via a ticket reseller website and although the reviews of the business seemed legit it was still slightly nervous on scanning, but all good.

Aside from admission, we had booked the KSC Explore tour which which was a separate bus tour that went to some different stops, being:

1. The Gantry near launch pads 39A and 39B. All buses go there.
2. We were meant to go to the remote camera spot between the launch pads however we couldn’t due to some prep being undertaken for a SpaceX launch so went to the press centre instead.
3. An area near the vehicle assembly building that had the arms that the crews walked over to the space shuttle and some escape vehicles.

Our guide did a good job and answered any questions easily, all in all for the extra couple of dollars it was a good addition..

Some pics from the bus tour including the shuttle arm. The thing under construction is the launch tower for Artemis 3, the launch tower for Artemis 2 currently in the VAB with Artemis 2 attached to it, launching in around a month.