Jan. 27 - Feb. 2 Melbourne

Melbourne is a small city, with a big beach on the Atlantic Coast.

Before we left Kissimmee for Melbourne, we stopped in one of our favorite neighborhoods there to look at houses for sale.  We ended up looking at two, and having some serious discussions about moving from Rome (What???) to Kissimmee …

We stayed at a suite at the Space Coast Inn/lodging at Patrick AFB in Melbourne ($53/night).  There is other lodging there, too, on the Banana River and on the Atlantic Ocean beach. 

Our first night, we ate at the base Dining Hall – a first for us.  Good food, at a good price – it was located right on the crystal-clear Banana River.

For five days, we rode our bikes, walked along a nice trail on base and along the beach off base.  I also got lots of photos of pelicans and sunsets.  I went to the base library, and signed up for a program that gives me 4 song downloads per week for my MP3 player.  We ate at Sonny’s BBQ and Texas Roadhouse.

Below are some photos:



PART OF THE SPACE COAST INN LODGING, PATRICK AFB, MELBOURNE, FLA.




MORE OF THOSE FUNNY BLACK BIRDS, CORMORANTS



PELICANS ARE EVERYWHERE!

LOOKING OUT OVER THE CRYSTAL CLEAR BANANA RIVER, MELBOURNE



3 PELICANS, 2 SLEEPING



I GET A KICK OUT OF THE MILITARY SOMETIMES ... THIS SIGN WAS ON THE WALL OF THE BOWLING ALLEY .. IT SAYS "CONTROL OF THE BATTLEFIELD STARTS HERE."  REALLY?  IT STARTS IN THE BOWLING ALLEY ??? :)  :)

A GORGEOUS TROPICAL SUNSET IN MELBOURN

 BELOW ARE TWO VIDEOS, OF PELICANS FLYING: