We knew this morning that we had a 50/50 chance of seeing a rocket launch from the Kennedy Space Center. We got to the National Seashore a couple of hours prior to the planned launch. We spent the morning being beach bums, or rather, birding beach bums.
We thoroughly enjoyed our walk along the beach, seeing Shorebirds and Crabs while having our toes in the water and our ass out of the sand!
After about an hour of walking the beach, we got in the bed of the truck, sat in our chairs and waited, excitedly, for the launch. About 11 minutes before the launch, we found out the launch was scrapped. Dang it!! We knew coming in that there was a 50/50 chance of the launch not happening today. But, it would have been cool to see. Maybe we will get another opportunity before we leave.
It was probably not a coincidence, when we drove out of the park, that the Final Countdown was playing on the radio, at the exact time the launch was planned. Just saying.
We went to the Haulover Canal to look for Manatees and found them. There were several of them on both sides of the canal.
While we were eating our lunch, off the tailgate of the truck, under the shade trees, we saw Manatees, Dolphins, Ospreys and such.
Our excursion to check out the Biolab Boat Ramp was a little more than we expected. We thought we would ride in and out in just a few minutes. That few minutes was not in and out, and not a few minutes. 6 miles later on a one way road, we found ourselves 2 miles inside the National Seashore from the entrance gate.
Our attempt to drive thru the Black Point Wildlife Drive was cancelled when the road was closed for construction. Oh well, we have a few more days for this opportunity. The ride over was well worth it, seeing a Bald Eagle sitting on his favorite Osprey nest.
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