Sunday afternoon we left the Kennedy Space Center around four and headed to the beach. We told the kids and they were all super excited! It took a while to find a place to park the RV. So many of the public lots were small or the lots we found were private. We ended up at the Cocoa Beach Park and Recreation Center. There were three picnic shelters, a playground, and beach access. We all got changed into our suits, grabbed some beach toys and towels, and headed down to the beach.
Apparently there is a hurricane out in the Atlantic somewhere. I think it is Igor? We have not been watching too much TV so we are not up to date with what is going on in the world. Anyway, the waves were huge. Al lived in Florida for a couple years and is familiar with ocean waves so he set some rules right away. For the little ones, no wading past their waist. For the older ones, walk out and then swim back to shore. However, once we got down to the water and realized how strong the waves where, the rules changed a bit: Have an adult near you when in the water. Al was braver than the rest of us and went out into the water and rode the waves back into shore. Of course, all the kids wanted to do it then. So Al and Dewy took the kids out one at a time into the waves. They had a blast! Marc figured out how to let the waves carry him into the shore. Jake was happy until a wave went over his head and he got water in his face. He didn't realize that the ocean was salt water! He was upset for a few minutes, but it wasn't long before he was back in. Christopher and Jake figured out that if they sat on the sand and let the waves come to them their bodies would spin around in the waves. We had such a good time swimming and playing in the waves.
We decided to grill for dinner while we made the decisions about the rest of our vacation. We had a "clean out the fridge" dinner and the kids played on the playground before getting back into the RV to head back to Orlando.
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