Awake: 6:18am Temp 53 sleep 6+20 sunny overnight @ Cocoa, Florida.
After breakfast, we leave @ 10:20am to go birding on Merritt Island, relatively close to the Kennedy Space Center; in fact, it is owned by the KSC. We check out the National Wildlife Refuge visitors center, pick up a few brochures of the area including a good map, get some pertinent information from the lady working behind the counter & then watch a movie covering the history of this paradise for birds & other wildlife. Sorry, no extra reporting on how these habitats began or are controlled & maintained.
Next, we do the auto trail of (7) miles. With camera & binoculars nearby, our (5-10) mph speed gives plenty of time to watch on both sides of the gravel road. I will admit that our timing was not the best; fowl & animals are most active during the early morning hrs & late afternoon hrs, however, we were content @ what we photographed & viewed. My bird life list today grew by (3): a Roseate Spoonbill, an American Coot & a Killdeer & I have yet to identify correctly (1) more on the memory stick.
We spent a good (3) hrs birding & that included the refuge center stop. Then we auto explored the downtown historical district of Titusville en route to a grocery stop @ Publix + a fuel stop for the Suzuki (13 gal @ $1.87 per gal) before arriving at our coach @ about 4:00pm.
We watch our usual TV programs before, during & after dinner & dish cleaning.
Dinner: Pork chops with fried whole wheat noodles & a spinach salad.
Evening movie: "Parallax View" with Warren Beatty, Paula Prentiss, William Daniels, Walter McGinn, etc. Reporter Beatty investigates a senator's assassination. Frightening story unfolds with each piece of evidence he uncovers; gripping to the very end. 1974.
Lights out: 12:12am
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