Archive for the 'Florida Sea Base 2007' Category

Sea Base – Day 11

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June 25, 2007 I was up at 6:30 AM to get a shower and finish packing. We had breakfast and boarded the “Cadillac Jack” bus at 9:30 AM, saying good bye to our island mates and to Sea Base. The ride up through the keys was pretty uneventful. The bus had a VCR, so the [...]



Sea Base – Day 10

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June 24, 2007 We had a cold breakfast this morning and started packing. Everything that we brought to the island, plus everything that we used on the island, had to go back to the Brinton Center. Fortunately, everything other than our personal gear went back on a Dusky. Our personal gear went into the kayaks [...]



Sea Base – Day 9

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June 23, 2007 We woke up around 7:00 AM this morning and had corned beef for breakfast. We waded out to the floating dock at 9:00 AM to get on the “Dusky”. A Dusky is a motor boat, with a 250 HP motor. It’s a center console. Our captain today is Captain Josh. He took [...]



Sea Base – Day 8

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June 22, 2007 We were up early today for our fishing trip. The boats came to the floating docks and, after unloading supplies, we climbed aboard. We had a fantastic ride as we headed offshore, the water was smooth and a great breeze was created by the boat. We caught 7 Dolphin Fish, 1 Cero [...]



Sea Base – Day 7

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June 21, 2007 Mr. Carlson and I both started stirring around 6:00 AM, but stayed in bed until 8:00 AM. By 10:00 AM, we had had breakfast and were cleaned up, ready to go. Chris B. cooked pancakes, it was nice to see him pitching in. The first Iguana has been captured, they are an [...]



Sea Base – Day 6

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June 20, 2007 After a good night’s sleep, we took our final showers and had breakfast. After breakfast, I took a hike to the store. None of the adults were ready to give up the smokes. We were issued our dry bags and sent off to pack for the island. We didn’t really take much. [...]



Sea Base – Day 5

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June 19, 2007 By 7:30 AM, a couple of us were hitting the showers. Mr. Carlson and I went on a coffee run. When we got back, all of the tents were down and the boys were packing their bags. Mr. Carlson got a couple of the boys started on breakfast, while the rest got [...]



Sea Base – Day 4

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June 18, 2007 Alarm clock went off at 5:30, but Mr. Carlson, Mr. Sharkey and I were already up. We went to Burger King for breakfast, after packing up the vans. We were on the road by 9:00 AM. A quick stop at K-Mart for a battery operated fan for Mr. Carlson and myself, can’t [...]



Sea Base – Day 3

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June 17, 2007 We got the boys up at 6:00 AM and were on the road by 7:00 AM. Had breakfast at Waffle House, on our way to Miami. Forgot tomention, we took pictures outside of the Navy Seal Museum and decided not to stick around. We drove to Miami Beach and found a spot [...]



Sea Base – Day 2

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June 16, 2007 Andrew C. and Matt O. are doing a great job preparing breakfast. The rest of the guys are packing up our gear. Billy is motivated this morning. He’s excited to get to our next campground. But first, Kennedy Space Center awaits us! Just found out that everyone is wearing our red shirts [...]