Just noticed the dates are out by one day on my watch.
Abe arrived at 9:00 AM. We packed up and left.
Elaine is going shopping with Glennys.
It took us an hour to get to Titusville. We bought some bait, drained it and headed to the Cape.
They are putting a new bridge along side the old one. It will not need to have a lift to let sail boats and other large craft through. Then there will be no need to stop the traffic. We were stopped by water traffic and by the construction. We waited 10-15 minutes before continuing again.
Our next stop was to find information on paying for the park. We went into the service center where Abe bought a lifetime pass. It is good for him and 4 others. Now we’re legal. We went down the road past all the parking lots and tried the beach at the last one. Ooops, it is the nudie beach. There are too many people. Abe wants as few people around as possible so there will be no conflict with casting.
We went back the way we came two parking lots, park and unload the fishing gear and camera stuff. There was no one on this section of sand. It was warm, very warm. Abe started fishing.
While the line was soaking, Abe went looking for sand fleas. He uses a handmade scoop of coarse mesh to comb the surf line in search of the little buggers. Only finds one which was placed in the bait bucket along with the bait shrimp. He checks his line and finds that it has been stripped. Rebait, cast out and this time monitors the rod by holding it. Before long there is a bite but he waits too long. A miss! Reel in, rebait and cast out again. It is not long before he has a fish. He brings in a small croaker. It goes back. Try again. After a while he brings in a hammerhead shark. That goes back. He rebaits his hook, casts and this time pulling in a whiting.
If the clouds were not so ominous we would have tried for more. While we were fishing the clouds had been forming to the north of us. By now they were even talking to us. We don’t want electricity to power us - no thank you!
A black fellow is just setting up when we are leaving and I ask him about the clouds. He thinks there is not much to them. What do I know? We lug all our stuff to the car. As we are leaving the other fellow shows up in the parking lot. He has decided to leave now too.
We drove back to the mainland to scout for a place to watch the shuttle launch next week. There seems to be a number of spots at small parks that would be suitable. We will have to be there early to find a space to park and to get a clear shot of the launch site.
We end the day by going to a Mexican place for a late lunch. It pours rain while we eat. Abe drops me off at 4:00 PM and Elaine is not there. She finally shows up around 7:00 - again!
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