This morning John and Judy picked us up for a drive over to the Fort Pierce on the Atlantic coast. Our first stop was the Manatee Observation and Education Center where we got to learn more about these magnificent animals and got to see a few in the waters.
We walked down to take a look at a flea market taking place in the downtown area. Then we headed to a park to eat our lunch. The park is right beside the Navy Seal Museum which was really interesting.
Tons of exhibits to look at and tons of things to read. The Navy Seals were originally trained right at that spot in Fort Pierce.
A helicopter that carried troops during the Vietnam war. A massive machine!
If you saw the movie Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks you will recognize this Life boat. This is the actual life boat that the Samoli pirates held him on. The navy seals were the ones that rescued him. They now have the life boat in their museum to show the kinds of things that they are involved in.
This is a piece of steel from the twin towers.
The training coarse is set up outside. John tried out one. No records were set on this crossing though.
Lots of exhibits outside also.
After we finished touring the museum we walked down to the beach. Beautiful 87' weather today.
We saw some Man O'War on the beach. We were careful not to get too close. Their sting can be very painful. Sure pretty though.
A great day. Tomorrow is another day! If you are on the road - safe travels.
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