Went out for four hours yesterday in the more inland waters around St. Augustine, FL. Was a riot of a good time. Had trouble staying in a straight line and I am sure I need to learn better technique, but it was a great time and am thinking about getting one for fishing the lakes in Colorado. Wasn’t as strenuous as I thought it’d be.
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Wow, it actually happened. Got into Orlando around 2, got the rental despite a few delays, but made it out to a viewing area along the coast in Titusville. Saw the Shuttle take off after all these years. It is just hard to wrap my head around the concept of seeing a giant machine blast off and go into orbit within fifteen minutes or so. Just awe inspiring. We were too far away to “feel” it, but definitely heard the sound after about 30 seconds. It is so bright ... that is one thing the TV doesn’t begin do justice to. So glad I got a chance to see this.
STS-124 has a 10 minute launch window: 5:02 pm EST launching from Kennedy Space Center… with any luck my wife and I will be in Titusville in or near Astronaut Memorial Plaza watching Challenger head for the heavens.
