Koch in FL

Kim folded his tall, lanky form into
the tiny mercury capsule at the
Kennedy Space Center's Rocket Garden.

Great buddy from college and Europe drove to Florida to visit, we had a great time watching rockets, 'gators, manatees and an occasional beer.

Kim's first evening we enjoyed this
view of the Indian River from a
fun tiki bar at "New York, New York,"
Titusville, FL.

At the Kennedy Space Visitor Center

Launch Pad 39B, seen from the
Saturn V Museum.

Kim stands before the Atlantis Shuttle display
that features Astronaut Joe Allen,
former neighbor of Randy Allen in
Crawfordsville, IN.

A Falcon 9 first stage that was landed safely and
reused for additional launches by SpaceX.

The Falcon 9 first stage seen from the engine end.
That triangular shape along the hull is one of the landing legs.

Still can't figure out how he got out,
let alone into, that miniscule capsule!

Live music at the Pier 220 tiki bar.

Sunset in Titusville

At the Playalinda Beach, Canaveral National Seashore.

Launch Pad 39B seen from the Canaveral National Seashore.

Great sunsets in Titusville!

A couple dads with their sons caught
these blue crabs and also saw a big gator!

Many manatees at the boat launch near Haulover Canal.

And a terrific rocket launch.

South Florida

Jada and I spent our last few days visiting a couple Boondocker Welcome Hosts, walking the Atlantic beaches and even a nice dinner at a restaurant on the pier in Dania Beach, near where I worked as a yacht broker, 2012-15.

The best photos on this page were taken by Jada.

In our matching world chart shirts!

Moonrise over Dania Beach

I'm always counting down to St. Patrick's Day!  😀

After a nice walk along this beach at Ft. Lauderdale
we enjoyed a pint with this view from the pub.

More Ft. Lauderdale pics .  .  .

A visit to south Florida isn't complete without 
spending time with the Brandts!
That's Keith and Janet, formerly of Long Island, NY,
now retired to Boynton Beach, FL.
They introduced us to the Old Key Lime House.

Great tunes to accompany our conversation.

More pics from the Old Key Lime House .  .  .

Seen in a south Florida laundromat.

Encouraged by Jada, I mailed these post cards
to Avery & Jesse.

Kayak the Everglades

The Flamingo Canal runs due north from the Flamingo Marina at the Guy Bradley Visitor Center.  We rented kayaks and paddled north to Coot Bay, an elliptical pond about 1.5 miles east to west and 1/2 mile north to south.

The best photos on this page were taken by Jada.

Many birds along the canal.

Look in the shadows for this bird.

An anhinga drys its wings.

Coot Bay

Manatee feeds on the underwater grass.

The manatee decided to swim Underneath Murph's kayak!

This osprey was at the southern end
of the canal at the marina.

These crocodiles were sunning themselves at the marina.

Looking from the Flamingo Marina across Florida Bay.

Walkabout the everglades.

This spiderweb caught the sunlight!

A cypress hammock.

This little guy was at home in the cypress hammock.

Our hiking path near the campground.