We started out on Boxing Day, heading for Cape Canaveral. Port Canaveral has an easy exit to the ocean where we could do an overnight to Miami. Our goal was to reach Miami for New Years Eve. The waterway was very calm, almost like glass. When we saw lots of ripples and birds,pelicans and seagulls, we drove over to explore why. There was a bait ball of fish and the birds were feeding. We also saw birds following our boat and we discovered that we churned up food from the shallow bottom for the birds as well.
We saw some unusual sites along the way. Karen was amazed when we saw a tank on the lawn of a very big house. And Richard was thrilled when we went through the last bridge that we would need to on the ICW… We docked at the Cape Marina in Port Canaveral where we could watch the cruise ships come and go.
We visited the Kennedy Space Center for a day. For 2 engineers, it was an amazing day. The large building is where they put the shuttle together with its rocket. And they have on display a main engine that actually has been into space 15 times.
Our favourite building was the exhibit on the Saturn V rocket and the Apollo moon landings. There was a real rocket on display and we got to touch a moon rock. And of course they had the moon buggy…
They have a building dedicated to the International Space Center where they have the Canadarm on display. And they have a park of old rockets.
We are leaving Port Canaveral on December 30th to do an overnight sail to Miami Beach.