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Me and the wife are going to embark on our long awaited boat trip around the state of Florida.  We're sailing down to the Keys this weekend to stay at my place there.  Then we're going to sail up the east coast to St. Augustine, Jacksonville and Fernandina Beach.   This is something I've always wanted to do, and now that I'm done teaching until late August when the fall semester starts, I have the time to do it.  For the next 45 days, it'll be just me, the love of my life, and the sea, although we will definitely do some shopping/sightseeing in each city. 

I'm only going to be online sporadically during this time.  I will have my laptop available but internet service is spotty out on the water.  Everyone pray that we don't get hit by any hurricanes during this time. 

You probably won't make it that far by then, but I'll be in St Augustine from July 9-16.

So you come back Sept. 4? (45 days?)

Nope.  Leaving June 25 and coming back August 10 (45 days)


We might.  Not sure what our itinerary is at this point.  All I know is we're spending 4th of July weekend in the Keys and heading up the east coast July 5.  We could very well make it there during that time.

There have been Buccaneers spotted around Tampa.

I have heard stories of pirates off the coast of the keys, but I don't believe it. 

^^^^

I've heard the stories as well but I haven't seen anything.  When I sail around Florida, I make sure the shoreline is within sight.  Additionally, I have stuff on my boat that I can use to defend myself should I run into trouble. 

That's cool, let me know. I'll buy you a beer or two if you're around. Wait, wait, wait, are you bringing Mr.O with you, lol.............

Nope.  Not this trip.  If I have you boys out on my boat, the wife stays home. 

Boat, what the hell you talking about ? I meant if you come a shore I'll buy ya a beer in St Augustine. I ain't going on no boat. I don't wanna be no chum, ha ha.

Update, I'm anchored at Port Canaveral as we speak, hoping that I will get to witness history with the final space shuttle launching ever.  However, reports are that they will scrub the launch due to bad weather expected in the area tomorrow.  If that is the case, I will be moving on.

Nope.  But on Sept 9th Florida travels to the Pirates for three games. 

It launched! Did you see it?

I'm incredibly jealous.

I don't understand the fascination with that thing. I remember as a kid we watched the very first launch, but other than that I have had no desire to watch on TV much less go to see it in person. Maybe it is a Florida thing. My neighbors run outside to catch a glimpse at them, but I really don't care.

I am not sure if I would want to watch two launches live.  But if I was in Florida for one of them I would make a point to watch it. 

I hope you took some pictures of the launch.  Would love to see what it looks like from the water.  I'm sad that I missed it....

This was the best I could do.  Hope you like it.

(http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m636/LandsharkGCCC/Atlantis3.jpg)

(http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m636/LandsharkGCCC/Atlantis2.jpg)

(http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m636/LandsharkGCCC/Atlantis1.jpg)

Damn that's pretty cool. Headed your way right now Landshark. Now just a 12 hour drive, ha ha................

Dam thats cool.. nice pics..

What kind of camera did you use?

Those are some great pictures.  Wish I could have seen it.  I assume you took the photos from your sailboat.  Where were you anchored?

I was originally docked in Port Canaveral, but I managed to anchor near the Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge for a better view.   On my way to St. Augustine.

Those photos are impressive.  The few times I have taken photos on the boat you could tell they were taken a weird angle.

How do you manage to keep your camera so straight on a rocking boat?  Is there some sort of special tripod that can compensate? 

The boat wasn't rocking that much that day as there wasn't much in the way of waves.  Therefore, I was able to snap off three quick shots while keeping my aim steady. 

What's bizarre, Landshark, is that the pictures you took looked awfully familiar to me.  Ryan Matzner happens to be someone who I follow on twitter:

http://twitter.com/rdm

The exact pictures that you posted were also posted by Ryan on his website and he linked that website on his twitter account.  Those exact pictures, not similar pictures but exact same pictures are also found here:

http://mashable.com/2011/07/08/space-shuttle-launch-photos-from-the-final-atlantis-flight/

I'm wondering why that is? Has something been misunderstood about these pictures that you took?

Does anyone else hear the crickets?

I don't see mashable asserting copyright on them, just like they aren't asserting copyright on the NASA photos they also posted.

The copyright holder, barring any transfer, is whomever took the photos.

I really don't care if Landshark broke any federal laws copyright laws.

But I do have an issue with someone claiming he took pictures that he didn't take.