Saw birds and rabbits, the usual fare, and then realized that there was a turtle in the yard, and then realized it was actually a tortoise, a Florida Gopher Tortoise. Hadn't ever seen an 'in the wild' tortoise before.
This is the shuttle patch released for this mission.
Launch Day at last! The roads were packed. We would never have gotten very close on the 528 and instead of finding a spot to watch it clear the trees, we headed north on US-1 until we got to the Tiki Bar. Here's our view, about 7x, of the assembly building.
The crowd gathers.
It's a bit small in these thumbs from this vantage point, but spectacular to see none-the-less. You can see the flames leading the way, but not the vehicle itself from this distance.
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Click the links, you can see the vehicle in the next two pics.
The smoke lingers quite some time.
So... what did you think of it G.T.?
Put me down... I'm eating.
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