Florida Vacation Day 8: Orlando

We checked out of Oceanique this morning and headed to Orlando. After checking into our room at the Marriott Grand Vista, we spent most of the day exploring this gynormous place and playing in all of the pools. Just two pictures to share of Emma playing on the sun porch in the hotel room. Saving my camera skills for tomorrow's DISNEY WORLD adventure!

Shuttle Launch

Dolphin Video

WE HAVE LIFT OFF

A dream come true! We got to witness the shuttle launch of Endeavor tonight at 7:55 pm EST. It was so cool. There were a ton of people out on the beach and all you could see was flashes from cameras. The shots I have and the video just make it look like a dot in the sky - but I promise you it was AWESOME! Here are some photos and I'll try to post the videos next.

Day 7 and Last Day/Night at Oceanique

Today we went searching for manatees at the Promenade in nearby Melborne. Unfortunately, we never saw a manatee but we did see a ton of catfish, birds, turtles and even a dolphin! Here are some photos from the day. We check out tomorrow morning and then drive to Orlando for DisneyWorld on Sunday!

WHOA DUDE. Surfin' Safari!

We have been mesmerized by the local surfers here. They have been right outside our room as well as showing off at Cocoa Pier. Here are some sweet shots of random surfer dudes. Hang Loose!

Day 6 of Florida Vacation Bliss!

Day 6 brought us more sunshine! We took a drive out to Cape Canaveral, stopped by the Cocoa Beach pier where we petted a Pelican named "Sweetie" and watched surfers, then headed to NASA and the Kennedy Space Center. We took a wrong turn but actually crossed the border into NASA! A nice military man told us to turn around. After lunch at Taco City in Cocoa we headed back for pool time in the afternoon. No beach bumming today - but there's always tomorrow!

Please enjoy these photos from the Pier.