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| Ibis |
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| Atlantis building at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Center across the Indian River at sunrise |
The area on the East Coast of Florida around Cape Kennedy is
known as the Space Coast.
We camped here in a
lovely, small, county-owned campground called Manatee Hammock Campground.
It is set on the Indian River, and the tall
pieces of the Kennedy Space Center are visible across the water on the horizon.
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| Cocoa Beach |
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| Cruise ship leaving port next to Cocoa Beach |
While we were in the area, we visited Cocoa Beach. Nearby Port Canaveral is the starting point of many cruises, and we saw 3 cruise ships head out while we were visiting the beach.
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| Manatee Hammock Campground from the Indian River |
We were able to go out on the Indian River in our kayaks.
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| Ibis flock |
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| Ibis, ibis everywhere |
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| Even in campsites |
The campground is home to a flock of ibis, a few little blue
heron, some snowy egrets and a great blue heron named Pete.
Pete lost one of his feet (still has the leg)
and hangs around the fishermen, who feed him snacks.
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| Campsite pier and Indian River - sunrise |
The birds were very photogenic, and let us get close enough
to them to take pictures.
So here are a
few along with the view of the Indian River from the campground.
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| Volleyball playing Little Blue Heron |
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| Pete the Great Blue Heron |
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