Technology, Books and Other Neat Stuff

So we're in the US again, following the conference trail from Orlando to San Francisco to Atlanta to San Mateo to Laguna Beach to Santa Clara.

Between the end of BlackBerry World in Orlando and the start of Google IO in San Francisco we had a free weekend, so we rented a car, and headed off west, to a couple of favourite places on the Gulf Coast keys, Pass-a-Grille and Anna Maria Island, stopping off at Fort deSoto in between. As always the islands were ideal places for photography, especially of birds and sunsets.

Here's one I'm especially happy with, taken at on the beach at Fort deSoto, of a snowy egret in flight. Such a beautiful bird.



Oh, and have a bonus shot of my favourite sea bird, the black skimmer, err, skimming the sand.



Fort deSoto, Florida
May 2011

Does anyone know of a good place to watch a shuttle launch?

It seems as though we have one of those rare chances, when we're in the right place at the right time...

We're currently staying in Orlando, fairly close to SR528 and have a rental car. I suspect we'll need to go to Titusville, but once we're there, where?

These sites seem helpful, but we'd appreciate any additional information.

Long exposure of the Universal Globe spinning...

Orlando, Florida
April 2006