Kite is still docked at Hutchinson Island Marriott Resort
and Marina, as planned, visiting two of our daughters and grandchildren. It has
been five days of beach and pool time, punctuated with a little fishing and a
rainy day excursion to Cape Canaveral. The Plantation Beach Resort, where the
“kids” have rented a two-bedroom apartment is right on the beach overlooking
the Atlantic Ocean.
The wind has been blowing 15 – 20 knots from the east every
day, and the air temperature has been about 75°, and the combination of wind
and air temperature makes it feel quite chilly at the beach, and also kicks up
some large surf. We still enjoyed playing in it, but had to be very watchful of
the grandkids. They got chilled easily too, so we alternated between the surf,
the pool and the hot tub.
Walking a quarter mile down the beach, we discovered some
rocky outcroppings which were apparently coral reefs a long time ago. And a
short distance from the rocks was the barnacle-encrusted skeleton of a large
sea turtle.
Yesterday it rained and we went to Kennedy Space Center on
Cape Canaveral. The grandchildren enjoyed seeing the rockets, and especially
liked the space shuttle Atlantis building which housed the actual shuttle
orbiter, and also had several simulators that allowed kids to experience
launch/reentry conditions.
Today we decompressed after yesterday’s excitement. Lyn and
I skipped our routine of preparing breakfast aboard Kite, and instead walked to
the Marriott’s breakfast restaurant and had our breakfast prepared and served
to us by others. Later we helped Ringle leave the dock, heading for West Palm
Beach. Kite will catch up with Ringle there, on Saturday. In the afternoon, the
kids came over to Kite to try fishing at the dock. They both ended up catching
catfish that we threw back because we didn’t want to be bothered with cleaning
them. The fun is in the catching.
Tomorrow will be our last day here with the family. It has
been a fun filled week and we will miss them, but we have new adventures to
explore as Kite continues southward towards the Keys.
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