Space shuttle launch

Big day for science fans...Space shuttle launch.....And we were gonna be there! This was gonna be cool.

Port Canaveral is about 180 miles north of us, and  the launch was scheduled for 3:47. We left the condo around 9 AM to make sure we got there with plenty of time to find a parking spot.
We got there by noon, so we had plenty of time to kill. We spotted a thrift store, so we went in.

The green bean thrift store...seriously.

Then my sister Deb called and told me they had cancelled the launch due to some mechanical issues. Dagnabit! Well now we really had some time to kill. We decided to go eat lunch over in Cocoa Beach, at the pier. They have a restaurant out on the pier.
On the way over there we saw a garage sale so we stopped to check it out.

a rummage sale

Nothing good. We then proceeded to the pier.

Getting ready to enter the pier

Lots happening on the beach

We went in and got a table. I ordered the fish and chips and Bonnie ordered a tuna melt.

Lets check out the menu

view out the window where I was sitting

After lunch we walked out to the end of the pier to see the view.

Thats a tiki bar at the end of the pier. And it was loaded with lushes

view from the end of the pier

just in case you were wondering what held it up

We saw this cruise ship leaving port

gotta use the zoom

Cocoa Beach life guard stand. I like our stands better.

As we were leaving the pier, there was a band just starting to play.

guy playing guitar

After listening to them for a while we walked down to the beach, where we took this picture of the pier.

The pier looking from the beach

We hung out on the beach for a while, checking everything out.

Me under the boardwalk

catchin some waves

We stayed till 5 pm and then headed south for the return trip home, sad to have missed the launch, but happy to have enjoyed Cocoa Beach again. We had vacationed here a couple of times and really liked it. It was nice strolling down memory lane. 

Have a great nite and see you all soon. We will be leaving here to return to Iowa in 7 days.