6/8/07 – My dad and sister arrived this morning. They flew into Orlando and rented a car to drive to Titusville. We went to the grocery store when they arrived to get some things to eat during their visit since they were not too excited about the prospect of eating canned food for every meal. We went back to the marina and put some of their stuff away. My passing through Titusville and their visit coincided perfectly with the space shuttle launch which was very lucky so we motored out into the body of water separating Titusville from the Kennedy Space Center where the launch pad is located. We waited around for about an hour and my dad called a local restaurant to see if we could get reservations. He was told two very disappointing things: that all of the restaurants in Titusville were booked because of the shuttle crowd and that the launch had just been scrubbed. We were very disappointed to hear the news but decided to stick around just in case. We had no radio or television to confirm anything, plus the bridge to get back to the marina was closed so we had to just sit around anyway. Much to our relief and excitement, it blasted off right on time. It was very bright and very loud. The bridge didn’t open for ninety minutes after the launch so we decided to go for an evening sail which ended up being the best sailing of their short trip.
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