The Banana River where we anchored is an offshoot of the Indian River forming Merritt Island in between them.
We left the Banana River and returned to the Indian River/Intracoastal Waterway traveling north toward Titusville, FL.
The river remains wide and the shore is populated with homes on Merritt Island and homes, condos and businesses on the mainland side.
We passed by the city of Cocoa and just north of the northern bridge is the Canaveral Barge Canal that was designed for barges to deliver rocket components which are then assembled at Cape Canaveral. Going north, Merritt Island transforms to marshland and small bays and then to the Canaveral Space complex.
We could see the Vehicle Assembly Complex at the Kennedy Space/Canaveral Center from the Intracoastal. This was once the largest structure in the world when it was built in 1965. I tried to get a shot. Well, I said I tried!
Through the binoculars we could see a rocket at one of the launchpads. The next launch is April 21- too early for us to experience the launch.
Continuing north we cruised to the town of Titusville. A town of many who work for NASA or the support industries for the space center. Originally the town was the junction of the railroad and steamship lines. Steamships would bring citrus, pineapples and seafood to the town dock so it could be packed and loaded on the railroad trunk line to points north.
We anchored just north of the Titusville Mooring Field and had lunch, did chores and planned our next week. Yes, there are chores on the boat. It does need a cleaning and reprovisioning at times!
