10…9…8…7…Kaput
We have spent the better part of the week waiting for the space shuttle launch, and it isn’t going to happen.
Last Sunday we departed St. Augustine for Daytona and then on to Titusville on Monday. Titusville is one of the best places to view the shuttle launch, and we were very excited about the opportunity to see it. It was scheduled for Thursday the 6th, so we had a couple of days for exploring and odd jobs. Unfortunately, not much to report on either front.
The launch was postponed on Thursday. We agonized about whether to stay another day, but opted to continue on to Cocoa Village, where we could still get a good view. Along the way we passed the Vehicle Assembly Building located at the Kennedy Space Center. Although it doesn’t look very big shrouded in the mist and compared to the sailboats, it was at one time the largest building in the world and still lays claims to having the largest doors. Apparently it takes 6 000 gallons of paint for each stripe of the flag emblazoned on one wall. Leads you to wonder how sloppy the painters were, though!
The launch was scrubbed again for Saturday (we anchored at Indian Harbor Beach at Dragon Point) and then postponed indefinitely on Sunday (we are tied to a mooring ball at Vero Beach with two toher sailboats). We will spend a day or two here as Corinne is anxious to do some Christmas shopping, and then make our way to Fort Lauderdale.PS We have had a small computer malfunction – one of our keys is no longer working. Which key do you think might be very important? Did you say right arrow key? I didn’t think so.
While this key is important for editing and scrolling through pictures, it turns out the @$&% thing also controls the brightness of the screen, and when you turned it down as low as it will go because you couldn’t remember if the left arrow brightened or dimmed the screen, then you can only see the monitor at night or … in the darkened bathroom at the coffee shop with free wi-fi. How would that look?
