I don't believe we saw it on the water, but then my eyes were mostly  
skyward anyway.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 3/2/2011 7:23:12 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
hnw555 at gmail.com writes:

Could  you see it coming across the water?  Like we can see the wind when  
we
are sailing?  That would be cool.

Hank

On Wed, Mar 2,  2011 at 6:37 AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:

> Hank,
>  It actually took the rumble quite a while to reach us. It was strange
>  because you could hear it coming across the water as it approached us.  I
> hope
> that made sense. The entire flight that was visible to  us lasts about
> twenty
> or  thirty seconds. Once the solid  rocket boosters left the shuttle, we
> lost
> sight  of it in  the clouds.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated  3/1/2011 7:38:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>  hnw555 at gmail.com  writes:
>
> So, how  loud is it from that distance?  Can  you feel the rumble?  It
>  seems
> like it is kind of  like my experience at the grand canyon. You know  the
> canyon is  big, but there is just no way to describe or comprehend  the
>  enormity until you see it in person.  I imagine the shuttle launch   is a
> similar type experience.
>
> Hank
>
> On  Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at  8:56 AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com>  wrote:
>
> > We were amongst a  very international group  of people for the Discovery
> > Launch last week.  The attached  photo's were taken by a young man from
> > Switzerland and   forwarded to me by a helicopter pilot from Tuscany,
> Italy.
>  > I hope they  all make it through to the list.
> >
>  > Rummy
> > --------------  next part --------------
>  > A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
> >  Name: not  available
> > Type: image/jpeg
> > Size: 58275 bytes
>  >  Desc: not available
> > Url :
> >
>
>  
http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20110301/5ef6785f/attachment.jpeg
>  >  -------------- next part --------------
> > A non-text  attachment was  scrubbed...
> > Name: not available
> >  Type: image/jpeg
> > Size:  65723 bytes
> > Desc: not  available
> > Url :
> >
>
>  
http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20110301/5ef6785f/attachment-0001.jpeg
>  >  -------------- next part --------------
> > A non-text  attachment was  scrubbed...
> > Name: not available
> >  Type: image/jpeg
> > Size:  67708 bytes
> > Desc: not  available
> > Url :
> >
>
>  
http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20110301/5ef6785f/attachment-0002.jpeg
>  >  -------------- next part --------------
> > A non-text  attachment was  scrubbed...
> > Name: not available
> >  Type: image/jpeg
> > Size:  64765 bytes
> > Desc: not  available
> > Url :
> >
>
>  
http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20110301/5ef6785f/attachment-0003.jpeg
>  >  -------------- next part --------------
> > A non-text  attachment was  scrubbed...
> > Name: not available
> >  Type: image/jpeg
> > Size:  49188 bytes
> > Desc: not  available
> > Url :
> >
>
>  
http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20110301/5ef6785f/attachment-0004.jpeg
>  >  -------------- next part --------------
> > A non-text  attachment was  scrubbed...
> > Name: not available
> >  Type: image/jpeg
> > Size:  17420 bytes
> > Desc: not  available
> > Url :
> >
>
>  
http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20110301/5ef6785f/attachment-0005.jpeg
>  >  __________________________________________________
> >  To  subscribe/unsubscribe go to
> >   http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> >
>  > For the  list Charter and help with using the mailing list and  
archives
> go
> > to  http://www.rhodes22.org/list
>  >  __________________________________________________
>  >
> __________________________________________________
>  To  subscribe/unsubscribe go to
>  http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
>
> For the  list  Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives  
go
> to  http://www.rhodes22.org/list
>  __________________________________________________
>
>  __________________________________________________
> To  subscribe/unsubscribe go to
>  http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
>
> For the  list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go
> to  http://www.rhodes22.org/list
>  __________________________________________________
>
__________________________________________________
To  subscribe/unsubscribe go to  
http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list

For the list  Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go 
to  http://www.rhodes22.org/list
__________________________________________________