Saturday, November 13, 2021

Titusville - We visit the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge and see another Space X launch

Early morning for us, 7:19 am. Can you see the very small 
bright light in the middle, just above the clouds?

The Space X launch of internet satellites was this morning at 7:19. We rolled out of bed and went to the end of the dock to watch. The sun was up bright so there wasn't the usual contrast between the sky and the rocket ascending. Nevertheless, you could see the rocket as it climbed in altitude. We learned later that it successfully put its payload into orbit and landed on its ship in the Atlantic, another rocket recovered for reuse. 

A bird...

We also visited the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, a favorite of ours to watch the latest migration birds. There was a lot more water than last time when we saw many of the pools dry. We just enjoy looking at the birds as they go about their business, nothing special but we like it. 

Bird, version 2

We're having the bimini looked at for repairs and hopefully, we'll get that addressed on Monday. The enclosure is about 15 years old and is showing its age but not so bad that it needs to be replaced, just some fixing up around the edges, sort of like us. 

We enjoyed the drive out to Playalinda, the Cape Caveneral National Seashore

We have another four days to get ready for our departure on Thursday morning for New York but first, Sunday is Donut Day and a walk to Donuts 4 U!

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