You might want to consider the east coast of Florida between Cocoa Beach and Vero Beach, aka the "Space Coast" ... My first Air Force duty assignment in the late 60's to early 70's was at Patrick AFB, working on range support to programs like Minuteman, Delta, Poseiden, Apollo, etc. Launches are visible from your lawn...

Although it has become more built up and populated in the decades since
I lived there, some of the reasons I loved my time there are still valid:

- Weather: since I was out on the barrier island, the prevailing winds from April through October were usually out of the ESE at 10 kts and we almost never had daytime rain for those seven months. I could lay on the beach or at the pool and watch the towering cumulus clouds start building across the Banana and Indian Rivers to the west and as the day progressed they would be blown west across Orlando and then across the Tampa area. Like Camelot, it only rained at night. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />

- Many of the housing developments along the western (river) side of the barrier island have backyard docks on canals connecting to the rivers, allowing easy access for water sports, fishing, etc.

- when I lived there there were a lot of great restaurants spread out along the coastal highway (A1A).

-one of my favorite winter pastimes off duty was going down to the high rise bridge at Sebastian Inlet and netting shrimp from the fishing catwalk under the span.

AND it is only 90 minutes from all the attractions in Orlando.(Including Cypress Cove!)

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