By Rachel - 3/4/07

Today, we left St. Augustine for Titusville. We didn’t have to get up at 4:00 this time because we only had about 100 miles to go. When we got to the campground, we couldn’t check in until 3:00 p.m., so we went to Merritt’s Island Wildlife Preserve. There are alligators, birds, manatees, raccoons, and dolphins. We saw five gators. Four of them were small, but the fifth one was at least 10 feet long! We also saw manatees, which kind of look like an elephant seal. Their closest living relative is an elephant. We saw too many birds to even talk about!

Then we went to the Visitor’s Center which had all kinds of things including fish and small sea turtles. The one turtle had algae on it, and the shell looked detailed. It went between rocks and it looked so much like a rock that we didn’t know it was there until it moved. Then when we were done there, we went to Mays Grove, which had citrus fruits and sea shells and other stuff. I got a lot there because the prices for shells, sand dollars, star fish and more were sooooo low!

Then we came back to the motor home and ate dinner. After we finished washing the dishes, we went scootering with mom while she walked for exercise. Tomorrow, we are going to Kennedy Space Center!