Today was the last day of the conference and it was also a half day. We decided to catch a flight early afternoon and leave the conference around 11 in the morning. The idea was to get some lunch before flying out. Airlines have not given real food ever and we did not expect anything from them. Anyway, while driving towards the airport we realized that we had almost 3 hours before the flight and could do some sight-seeing.
We decided to check out Cape Canaveral which is about 40 miles from the Orlando International Airport. It was another impetuous decision after making a trip to Daytona Beach yesterday at the spur of the moment. Also driving 80 miles (back + forth) in less than 2 hours was a challenge. We went ahead with it anyway.
The drive was smooth. We were there in about 65 minutes. The place has a very nice beach called Cocoa Beach. We could not spend too much time out there but saw that the beach was packed. The weather was ideal - 75 degrees fahrenheit. Though it was a bit windy.
We started and the drive back was also uneventful. When we neared the airport, the car gave a signal that it was out of gas. And then something weird happened.
We saw that the car would not accelerate beyond 40mph. It was hovering around there only. The car also started making a lot of noise while driving. Somehow we made it to the rental car return center and returned the car. The rental car service folks were very helpful in resolving the car issues.
We were able to catch the flight in time and be back home on time. Tomorrow I will talk about some of the conference topics/learning.
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