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Merritt Island, Florida

June, 2002

 

 

   Earlier we began to experience some electrical problems, so we thought that Cape Canaveral would be a good/close place to stop and troubleshoot the issues.  We ended up staying about a month to resolve a problem with our inverter and, of course, we took advantage of the down time.  We traveled around and visited Kennedy Space Center and Universal Studios; drove and toured around St. Augustine; traveled to Fort Walton Beach for a Rugby tournament and visited family; watched a launch; and rubbed a manatee's tummy.  The photos below reflect our time at Merritt Island.

 

 

Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

 

Janie came down for a visit ... Rankin is trying to talk her into getting into the capsule        Rankin and I next to the display for Chris Kraft ... Chris introduced us!!!        Saturn Rocket ...

 

Beautiful Rocket Garden        Huge Engines       Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)      Crawler

 

Rankin and Janie near Launch Pad 39A        Wall in memory of astronauts lost        Beautiful bald eagle in a nest

 

 

Universal Studios

 

Look, Universal Studios        King Kong        Jaws

 

 

St. Augustine

 

Cross at St. Augustine        Lighthouse off the coast of St. Augustine        Arches to the Fountain of Youth ... unfortunately, the day we visited it was closed -- it figures!!!

 

 

Fort Walton Beach, Florida

 

Jerry, Mike and Rankin enjoy a few cocktails before the rugby game tomorrow        Nick, Paul and Billy at the pre-game party        Now everyone is having a great time at the party

 

Rankin in action during the Okaloosa Rugby Game!!!        Rankin resting        Group photo

 

Future rugby player stands on the sideline ... for now        Our friends Donna, Amanda and Charlie come out to watch Rankin play        Houston and Betty (Rankin's aunt & uncle) were nice enough to let us stay at their house during our visit

 

 

Merritt Island

 

A manatee came by the boat for a tummy rub

 

    The repairs were finally complete and we were ready to head North again.  We sailed along the coast and stopped in Cumberland Island, Jekyll Island, Savannah and Hilton Head.  We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to each area, however, we did not get any electronic photos ... maybe during our next visit.  After a bit of cruising, we arrived in Charleston, South Carolina.    

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