Weekend 3

We had a big weekend – some of us spent Saturday in Houston at NASA – Johnson Space Centre. Diane is a space nut so she was very thrilled about every aspect of being there. It was special that the night before, the U.S. had successfully sent another spaceship up into space.

It was a sunny but there was a cold wind blowing. We spent from 10:30 to 4:30 there. It is certainly a great place to take children, as there is a large Starship Gallery, Lunar module, movies and exhibits geared especially for kids.

We took a tram tour of the Johnson Space Centre which was quite interesting. Also took in a couple of the movies and toured the exhibits. I was wishing Darren and the kids were there with John rather than wasting it on me. I would have been happier spending the day at the flea market in Vidor!

Houston is an hour and a half drive away.

Sunday we and Len and Nettie went to the Methodist Church across the street. The rest went to other churches in the area. We were happy that we went here, as Hank and Vi Remple from the regular unit (and B.C.) attended, and brought with them a new couple from Manitoba as well as Dick Buhler from Winnipeg who had been a crew foreman at Cameron this spring. Pastor Joe Miller makes a big fuss about us Canadians coming down to Texas to help them out. It’s good to know our presence is appreciated.

Sunday afternoon we had a late lunch at the Cedar Tree Restaurant in Jasper. We also went to Walmart and purchased a Tracphone with minutes; however, learning how to use the darn thing is another story!! We certainly do miss having a land line to use our SuperStore phone card.

It was a good weekend. Looking forward to getting back to work...