Shuttle Discovery Launch

On Saturday after Mom,Dad,Jenn and Mark had left to return to NC Gary and I went back over to New Smyrna Beach to watch for the shuttle launch. We "thought" we'd be able to go into Cape Canaveral National Seashore. But upon arriving about 4pm we learned the park had been closed by about 2pm because it was "full". So we went back down to New Smyrna, parked and walked over to the beach. The beach was full of folks doing the same thing..watching for the shuttle. It was all over in about 8 minutes. From the first sighting until the fuel tanks separated and the light disappeared. Then, the sound came. Rolling up the beach.