Her eyes rolled into her head. I was amazed that her driving never even faltered. She made the familiar rapid clicking noise with her tongue again. Then her gaze focused back onto the roadway.
“The Earth to its moon distance is approximately 238,855 miles. Shuttles travel at 15,000 miles per hour. Flights can take up to sixteen hours or more from Earth. We only fly to the extreme perigees of the moon.”
“What’s up there that attracts so many people?”
“Personally I don’t get it. Neither do you. You used to say how silly you thought it was for people to spend that much money for a vacation to the moon. It’s like a colder, drearier version of Portland, Oregon. People go in droves though. It’s all just hotel resorts with amusement parks, rides, and shows. There’s a zoo, restaurants, clubs, g
