Caroline, Andrew and I stayed in Cocoa, Florida for the the next few days. It was a cheap motel, but perfect for our needs. My first order of business was to find a good spot to view the launch. We drove to Titusville and found a park you can see the launch pads and massive Vehicle Assembly Building (525 feet tall, worlds largest one story building, and the worlds fourth largest building by volume) about 12 miles away. This was the closest we could watch the launch without a special pass and a very popular place to watch Shuttle Launches.

I talked to some friends of a friend who work at NASA and they were very helpful. Steve told me to go down the waterfront a few blocks to a large condo building. On the east side of the building, there was a grassy area where people could watch the launch. He also told me which pad to look at and what to expect at launch time. He sent me a few texts around the launch time and to make sure I was in the right area and doing ok. He was very helpful. With the launch viewing site scouted out and a parking spot scouted as well, we were ready to see some Florida wildlife.