Blogs from Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States, North America - page 2

Nice short drive after a sleep in today, which made everyone happy. Today we headed to Cocoa Beach, known for Kennedy Space Center, and the beach (of course). We arrived to the hotel around 2.30pm and most of us headed straight to the beach. Unfortunately there are no photos today as I decided not to bring my camera to the beach. We all had a really nice time though. Some of the group was playing volleyball on one of the courts, but I was content lazing around, catching some rays, and chatting to Brittney, Erin and Nikki. For dinner a bunch of us went to a seafood restaurant on the Cocoa Beach pier. It really wasn't that good, but it was cheap so I can't complain. Some guys started drinkinggames but I wasnt in the mood ... read more

Cocoa Beach It's crazy how returning to one's country can be more of a culture shock than adventuring through foreign lands. I guess you expect a drastic change in life when you leave, but you think things will all be the same upon return. I decided a few months back to suprise my parents for the holidays...and it was a hard secret to keep! I flew into Miami and actually had more logistical problems (mean bus drivers, dark streets and no phone all added to the problem) getting to Fort Lauderdale. My old roomie finally opened her door and I frolicked all over what was to be my king-size bed for the next few days, took a steaming hot shower and passed out. Jeremy came in a few days later, and mind you he had been ... read more

We left our lovely motel La Quinta, in Daytona after mother and father had a 8am swim in the ocean to wake up, and drove about 50 miles to Cocoa beach. En route, we were driving through a strange place called Port Orange, the parents were deciding which trailor park they were going to live in, then we saw a scene that could have been in CSI! There was a seedy motel that was all cordoned off with the standard yellow and black tape, loads of flashing cop cars and even a Fox news reporter reporting outside. AFter further research, i have found it ACTUALLY was a killing, how exciting, http://www.portorangeareanews.com/ for further info! On a different note, we hit a mall on our way out of Daytona, which is always a good way to ... read more

We all slept in until 10am, not surprisingly. Not a big deal as we had a "lazy" day today and we soon found out that there's not a lot to see around Cocoa Beach without travelling a long way. After breakfast Penny and the kids went with Jacki to buy some gear for the pool/beach and we took the minivan to explore the souvenir shops for lack of anything else to see. The cars here are big. So you can imagine how big the minivans are! Still, it didn't take too long to get back into the groove of driving on the wrong side of the road again. We didn't have far to go - only a few minutes up the road until we happened across the famous "Ron Jons" surf shop amidst a few similar ... read more

Cocoa Beach to St. Augustine - 42°c I woke up slightly earlier than I needed to this morning since I wanted to take some photos of the early morning sun over the beach and pier from my room’s balcony. The sky was still a lovely pink colour and it was well worth the early start to the day to capture the moment as the sun came up over the horizon. We left the hotel around 8am so as to head to St Augustine, our last stop in Florida. Just under an hour later we arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral where we had trip-included admission. As one of the first ones at the center, we were amongst the first through security and able to get a head start on some of the space exhibits. ... read more