6th February 2010 it’s a sunny day and the wind is good. We leave Loggerhead Marina at 9.40 in the morning. At 10.30 we have passed all the bridges and we were off towards open water… the sea awaits us. Just before midday we leave the inlet of Daytona. The wind is strong up to 30 knots and cold but still pleasant. The weather changes during the afternoon and wind rises up to 45 knots, the sea gets choppy and we experience our first storm. It is too windy and too cold to sit outside, so I have to go inside and my faith is sealed… I get seasick as soon as go down and have to lie down….later on Carlos joins me ….. then someone calls out…. Julia is seasick and vomits…… all I can do is to help her as much as I can to get her out of her clothes and then she lies down next to Carlos and me… we try to ride the storm out under deck…. The men do fight their way through the rough sea …. Apparently they were happy and it was fun to see how well the boat moved through these high seas ….. you have to listen to their story another time……
They have to pass Cape Canaveral first before they can tack and cross over….. the movement of the boat has changed… I can tell my tummy is not happy….. and then it’s all over we are in the harbor of Cape Canaveral and everything is calm again and I have to go outside to help…. Its dark and we have to find our way through the harbor following the lights. We can already see the space station from the harbor entrance, we are all full excitement. Everyone is happy to be back in calm water and that we made it in time for the space shuttle launch. After we have settled the boat, we have dinner and go to bed early… as we have to get up early in the morning…. The alarm clock will wake us at 4 am.
7th February 2010 we got up early we waited for a while, but nothing happened. They postponed the launched; apparently the weather has to be right in three points of the States (Florida, California and Arizona) so in case they need to abort the space shuttle launch that they can land again. We went to bed and once we got up again we hired a car and went to have a look at the Kennedy Space Station. On the way to the space station we had to stop on the side of the road to have a look at our first wild alligator! It took us all day to go look at the Kennedy Space Station, it was not only interesting for the children; even we learned a lot. We met an Astronaut, we went into a flight simulator, looked at all the technology and history of the space station. Apparently they will close the space station down, as Obama has not included any money in his budget for this operation, nearly 7000 people will lose their job.
8th February 2010 we got up again at 4 am to witness the launch. We waited for a while and were just about to go back to bed, when all of a sudden the horizon lit up, an amazing rumbling disturbed the peaceful morning and then we saw the space shuttle shoots up into the sky…. Wow ….. fantastic…… what an experience !!!
We go back to bed ……. after breakfast we are getting ready to leave Cape Canaveral making our way to Fort Pierce.
They have to pass Cape Canaveral first before they can tack and cross over….. the movement of the boat has changed… I can tell my tummy is not happy….. and then it’s all over we are in the harbor of Cape Canaveral and everything is calm again and I have to go outside to help…. Its dark and we have to find our way through the harbor following the lights. We can already see the space station from the harbor entrance, we are all full excitement. Everyone is happy to be back in calm water and that we made it in time for the space shuttle launch. After we have settled the boat, we have dinner and go to bed early… as we have to get up early in the morning…. The alarm clock will wake us at 4 am.
7th February 2010 we got up early we waited for a while, but nothing happened. They postponed the launched; apparently the weather has to be right in three points of the States (Florida, California and Arizona) so in case they need to abort the space shuttle launch that they can land again. We went to bed and once we got up again we hired a car and went to have a look at the Kennedy Space Station. On the way to the space station we had to stop on the side of the road to have a look at our first wild alligator! It took us all day to go look at the Kennedy Space Station, it was not only interesting for the children; even we learned a lot. We met an Astronaut, we went into a flight simulator, looked at all the technology and history of the space station. Apparently they will close the space station down, as Obama has not included any money in his budget for this operation, nearly 7000 people will lose their job.
8th February 2010 we got up again at 4 am to witness the launch. We waited for a while and were just about to go back to bed, when all of a sudden the horizon lit up, an amazing rumbling disturbed the peaceful morning and then we saw the space shuttle shoots up into the sky…. Wow ….. fantastic…… what an experience !!!
We go back to bed ……. after breakfast we are getting ready to leave Cape Canaveral making our way to Fort Pierce.
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