the only complaint is the weather as similar to uk with rain and high winds - we feel cheated .
We drove down coast road to Cape Canaveral last Thursday and booked our slot on a camp site within view of launch which looked about 4oo yards away.
The launch was spectacular at night 9pm - very slow and turned our way just over our heads and very low - it was a clear night and we saw the booster drop away - what an experience. Getting home at night - was slow - and new to drive at night in darkness as no lights on I-95 and you have to concentrate more.
The place has been buzzing with Daytona races - there were 125,000 visitors and I wondered if Michael was on one of hundreds of executive jets passing our flat near airport. It must have been the ultimate freebie as luxury executive facilities costing thousands.
It ran for the whole week - we went to our favourite book shop Barnes and Noble opposite track - very noisy. I don't know how they make any profit as full of people reading mags and books and not buying. Always a Starbucks to enjoy .
Sunday was main race when winner gets 2 million$ - well we went to mass and then to a golf club for lunch - we saw the thunderbird's ( there equivalent of red arrows ) fly over -great display.
We went home and TV started bleeping and a red bar on top of screen - Tornado warning.
The programme switched to a weather man ,who was following its progress on Doppler with a road map - he said which area was next and which road and time -
we were told to go into bathroom or under bed and 125,000 at race were evacuated and race stopped - there was torrential rain also .
I waited to look at Tornado but it just missed us .
The media organisation was so professional but I note there are evacuation route out for hurricanes - as I type on balcony there is a gap before next block and hotel was so damaged in a recent hurricane that it had to be pulled down .
your ma is kindle mad - in the laundry room last night we met an elderly lady, who said she had 15 books on kindle = Peggy Holloway - we shall have to look.
this place in university of the 5th age - there are 90 year olds in shops etc - this is the place for long life
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