My answer to the question of how much would I pay to go to the moon is easy.

In a word – “nothing”!

I am not at all interested in going to the moon. I like watching the moon going through its various quarters each month and I appreciate the light – as to all the dogs in our neighbourhood – when the moon is full.

I like to read about the moon. I also remember the day that Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, for a whole lot of us were watching. Over several hours on a small black-and-white television set.

I like reading about the moon and statistics about it. I also watch out for when we may have a ‘blue moon’ – two full moons in a calendar month, the second being designated as ‘blue’.

There are no two full moons taking place in a calendar month for a while. 

However, there will be a new moon on December 1, 2024, and a second new moon on December 31, 2024. That second new moon is called a ‘black moon’, something I discovered as recently as yesterday.

Yes, I like the moon and am fascinated by it; but to there – not on your life!