skyspike1
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Heading up to Cape Canaveral early in morn to hopefully see U.L.A.'s DeltaII rocket launch, ( G.R.A.I.L. mission) then do the whole K.S.C. tour thing with my wife. Only giving it a 40% chance of good weather for launch. Too bad, we picked this day to visit Kennedy Space Center just because of the chance to see this launch, so were praying for clear skies, and light wind!
However, the next couple days us East Coast surfers are expecting some good, sizable surf, with overhead to double-overhead groundswell courtesy of Hurricane Katia.....this had me torn, since I already put in for Sept 8 off work to visit KSC....but I live to SURF! so a tough decision was needed. Skip the KSC tour with my wife,(she don't surf!)and go surf. Or miss a good day of clean swell to wander around KSC all afternoon!.....
Then SNAP!, it hit me....the ULA launch is at 8:30am, sun rises at 6:40am...Kennedy Space Centers gates don't open until 9:00am...I take my best Big-Wave Gun w/me tomorrow, catch perfect Cocoa Beach waves at daybreak, watching to the North at @ 8:30am,(also a 9:18am launch window) see the Delta rocket launch, paddle in after 2hrs of surf, eat breakfast, go to Kennedy Space Center, spend the entire afternoon there and see everything......then catch a sunset surf session at Playa-Linda Beach on the way back home!...
The chance to watch a rocketlaunch from "the Cape"....while scoring perfect Cocoa Beach barrels just sounds like "The Perfect Day" for me!
P.S.- i think i feel a cough coming on for Friday too!
"pray 4 good launch weather....pray 4 surf!"
However, the next couple days us East Coast surfers are expecting some good, sizable surf, with overhead to double-overhead groundswell courtesy of Hurricane Katia.....this had me torn, since I already put in for Sept 8 off work to visit KSC....but I live to SURF! so a tough decision was needed. Skip the KSC tour with my wife,(she don't surf!)and go surf. Or miss a good day of clean swell to wander around KSC all afternoon!.....
Then SNAP!, it hit me....the ULA launch is at 8:30am, sun rises at 6:40am...Kennedy Space Centers gates don't open until 9:00am...I take my best Big-Wave Gun w/me tomorrow, catch perfect Cocoa Beach waves at daybreak, watching to the North at @ 8:30am,(also a 9:18am launch window) see the Delta rocket launch, paddle in after 2hrs of surf, eat breakfast, go to Kennedy Space Center, spend the entire afternoon there and see everything......then catch a sunset surf session at Playa-Linda Beach on the way back home!...
The chance to watch a rocketlaunch from "the Cape"....while scoring perfect Cocoa Beach barrels just sounds like "The Perfect Day" for me!
P.S.- i think i feel a cough coming on for Friday too!
"pray 4 good launch weather....pray 4 surf!"