Sunday February 14th 2016

About noon today I headed for the east coast. My goal was to take a sight seeing cruise on the Banana and Indian Rivers. I had scouted out the tour on a previous trip to the Merritt Island and Port Canaveral area. It was not to be. Even though it was sunny and calm at the RV park, it was cloudy in the 60s and showery on the coast. I can wait for better conditions to take the tour.
That was not the only negative event today. About an hour into the drive I realized I had left my cell phone at home. I was so concerned, I actually considered turning around. It’s amazing how lost I felt without the phone. I wasn’t expecting any calls or important messages, but the security it represents was missing. The level of dependence I have developed for a little piece of plastic packaged circuitry is amazing.
Instead of the sight seeing cruise I stopped at Port Canaveral to watch the Cruise Ships depart. There were three ships leaving between 4 and 5 in the afternoon. The “Cove” area of the port was filled with people there to watch the ships leave. There were also many brown pelicans watching the spectators and the fisherman. Every bait cast got watched by the birds more intently than the guy holding the rod. Those birds have it figured out.

Watching from rear of a boat

Before returning home I stopped at one of the Cape Canaveral beaches to check on the departing cruise ships. Several people had found a use for the windy weather; kite surfing. The combination of wind and surf really gave the surfers a good ride.

Carnival Cruise Ship departing with kite surfer getting read to launch

The trip home was uneventful. My phone was on the table waiting for me. I had no missed calls, no messages and only one marketing email. I survived for 6 hours without my phone.