After a leisurely breakfast, again out on deck, we headed off to pick up the shuttle to Cocoa Beach where the “Ron Jon Surf” shop is. The coach dropped us next to the shop and
Fantastic shop for surf gear
in we went. I had already said I wanted to visit this store when we get to Port Canaveral, as I wanted to get some floating glasses strap; so when I dive into the pool and they fall off, they float on top of the water. We found what I wanted but before we left the
Wow what a shop
store, we had filled two shopping bags with “
stuff”, god bless our credit cards!!!!
Long, sandy beaches make up the North American “Space 
Quite chilly today
After leaving Ron Jon’s we wandered down to the beach, armed with our swimmers and though the weather was chilly and
Gosh it’s a bit chilly!
overcast, undeterred, Christine went for a paddle first, to check the water temperature; her face told the whole story; the sea was very cold. The beach was heaving, mainly with school children all playing volleyball on numerous courts marked out in the sand. We think there was an inter-schools competition. In the
Girls playing volleyball
adjacent “
massive” car park there were numerous stalls and a water-boarding
These guys were amazing
demonstration with a big jump. Naturally I stood in the wrong place and got soaked.
So much going on, an exciting place
Time to leave, so we picked up the shuttle and returned to the Q V where we slowly got ready for dinner.
Tonight’s “Showtime” was a group called Ida, 4-girl sopranos who sang opera to pop, Hollywood shows to West End shows. They were certainly excellent singers but not really my scene though Christine certainly enjoyed them, so that is the main thing
Charleston tomorrow.
