Manatee Hammock is a county park but it is very clean and quiet. We didn't do much on Saturday. On Sunday, we moved to the site across from where we were at so we could get the local NBC affiliate which was the channel the Patriots were playing on Sunday night. And we have met ALOT of Patriots fans or from Massachusetts here!! Cass fished for a while too!!
We are approximately 12-15 miles across the Indian River from where the Shuttle Atlantis will be launching from!
Today, we brought our chairs down to the beach on the Indian River at around 11:30 am and there were already alot of people down there setting up! We went back to the RV and had lunch and then went back to wait for the launch. There were alot of tripods and cameras and spotting scopes set up!!
At exactly 2:28pm, the engines ignited and the flames were visible within seconds! It roared into the sky, through the clouds and onward and upward. The smoke lingered. The sonic boom hit us about 3 minutes after the launch!
Cass did a fantastic job with the video and I couldn't be happier with the still pictures I took! It was a thrilling, exciting unforgettable event!
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