September 18, 2015 Space Coast Audubon meeting

To all Space Coast Audubon members, family and friends,

Hope everyone is having a great summer despite the heat.  I wanted to present an option for our first meeting, of the new season for Space Coast Audubon, which is on September 18, 2015.  We always have a pot luck dinner to kickoff our new season of meetings, programs and field trips.  Instead of our usual pot luck dinner at Rockledge Presbyterian Church on Friday night I wanted to get folks opinions on a Space Coast River Tours cruise Saturday afternoon September 19, 2015?  Below are the particulars for the cruise as well as prices.   

Tours are led by Captain Mark Anderson, who is a U.S. Coast Guard Certified captain, on the Blue Dolphin a 44 foot USCG certified pontoon river boat that seats up to 49 people. She is equipped with cushioned seats for your comfort, a retractable roof top to give you great views, a restroom and is also handicapped accessible.

The 2 hour Indian River Lagoon Tour leaves from Kelly Park, at 1:00 PM, on the beautiful Banana River and goes just north to the Barge Canal on Merritt Island where we see a variety of birds, dolphin, manatee and the occasional Alligator.  From there we go back across the Banana River and go through Canaveral Locks and tour the Port where we see the cruise ships, shrimp boats and see first hand one of the busiest ports in the nation.

Tours include a drink:  beer, wine, soda, water (first one is free), pretzels and cookies. Saturday tours also include appetizers from Fishlips Restaurant.

Tour Price Schedule:

    >> Adults - $34.00
    >> Seniors - $30.00
    >> Kids ages 3-12 - $25.00
    >> Kids Under 3 are Free
    >> Group Rates for Over 20 People - $28.00

As you can see if we have 20 or more people interested we would get the group rate of $28.00 per person.  I think this would be a great trip and who can complain about a beautiful afternoon cruising the Indian River Lagoon with fellow Audubon members.  Please email me at beachbirder@bellsouth.net with your opinions, concerns and/or questions as well as your "Yes" or "No" response for the cruise and not on
the spacecoastaudubon@yahoogroups.com.  I hope I will get a lot of positive response.

Hope to see you for the cruise,

Jim Eager
Space Coast Audubon Society
Vice President
Program/Publicity Chair