Ready For Atlantis

We left Green Cove Springs Sunday morning after saying our goodbyes to Steve and Dale Saturday night. We would not normally travel on Sunday because of all the weekend boating traffic but we wanted to allow enough time to get to Cape Canaveral for the scheduled shuttle launch of Atlantis on Thursday. Our first day was a little unusual with virtually no traffic on the St. Johns, but then heavy weekend boating traffic on the ICW, but no cruising boats. That all changed when we got to our planned anchorage and were rejoined with the pack. The next day we were back in the rhythm of travelling on the ICW, falling in line with other boats headed south. As we passed through St. Augustine we hailed Windsong to learn they had changed their plans and would move on down to Cocoa before leaving the boat for the birth of their twin grandchildren and the holidays. Ted has a cousin in Cocoa so that should make it more convenient. We also learned that Jock's Lodge and Star Shadow were also in St. Augustine and all three would travel offshore to Cape Canaveral for the launch. We made plans to meet up again once we were all there. We arrived in Daytona for our next night at anchor. This was very special for us as we have a timeshare in Ormond Beach, which is just north of Daytona Beach. We have had it since 1982 so we know the area well. We are now in Titusville anchored just south of the Titusville bridge with an unobstructed view of the launch pad. The weather looks good for the next few days so maybe the launch will go off on schedule.