Our First Bowling Away Mission

After two years of talking about it, the Endeavour finally found the time to plan a long-overdue break.  On February 17th, 2006, the crew of the Endeavour beamed to where no Endeavour crew had beamed before.

Although we had individually participated in the ancient earth sport of bowling before, we never gathered as a ship on one unsuspecting establishment.  Cooper's Sports Bowl, located in Anderson Indiana, was our choice for some well-deserved rest and relaxation. 

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Enjoying the local shoe styles Waiting on the fun to start Going over the rules Choosing the correct ball is very important
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Posing...sort of. Waiting for their turn. The crowd starts to gather The first seven lanes were ours.
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Keeping score...oh yeah, it's computerized An unexpected strike! It's all about focus. Lisa and Kevin
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Mayci asked for this photo with the cool pop machine. Most of the group.