Launch day! We hope! We woke to cloudy, cloudy skies and some rain, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed everything goes off on time.
Grill master Dwight pondering halibut portions
We left Sana and Dwight’s on Wednesday morning, after Dwight cooked us a fantastic breakfast to send us on our way. We were sad to leave our good friends. We had a great visit with them. They are very gracious hosts!
Dwight's Northern Halibut meets Southern Cajun Hush Puppies
We drove south, back toward Florida, although we didn’t intend to make the trip all in one day. We drove through South Carolina, turning off the interstate to take a highway (321) which took us through some small towns with fun names like Denmark, Norway and Sweden! Who knew you could travel through Europe by car through South Carolina!
Sana and Dwight giving Judy a send off
We stopped for the night at a small RV park in Statesboro, Georgia, which is close to Savannah.
Our campsite at crowded Manatee Hammock
Up early on Thursday, and on our way. We drove most of the day, and watched the temperature rise. We left the comfortable mountains of North Carolina, and now the heat and humidity have returned. It reached a high of 95, a new record for this trip. We stopped to camp outside of Titusville, Florida, in a county park called Manatee Hammock. It is a nice enough park, with some surprising amenities like a small swimming pool, but it is crowded! The spaces are very close together, and the park is full. Everyone came for the launch. There is a large grassy area by the river that is across from the launch site.
A windy cloudy morning on Launch Day
We had a huge thunderstorm last night, just as Harris was getting ready to go outside and barbeque. We waited a bit to see if it would let up…no luck…so ended up microwaving some chips and cheese for dinner. It rained off and on most of the night. When we arrived at our site, we were a little disgusted to see oranges smashed on the ground. Who doesn’t pick up their garbage? Then we noticed there are actual orange trees around us, with oranges growing. Oranges that fall off and smash on the ground in the storms. There are more smashed oranges this morning.
Checking out the vantage point
Total miles driven=620
People laying claim to spots for the launch later in the day
Oh no! Just heard the news. The launch is scrubbed for today, due to a technical problem. It might be rescheduled for Sunday. How many days can we delay???
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