A quieter, less dramatic day … Thursday 29th November
We went to bed really early last night, pretty tired after the trials of the day. We set the alarm for 6am so that we could make the most of the favorable currents in the morning. We were up and moving down the ICW by 7am and it was really pleasant. The air felt warm, reminding us of previous trips that we had taken to Florida with Tasha. Last night was the first time we had anchored amongst mangroves, and today we saw our first white pelicans, both signs that we are getting further south. We covered about 35 miles today arriving at Titusville shortly after noon. Most of the trip was peaceful and pleasant, although I think we were more nervous than before about drifting out of the channel, having clipped a sand bar yesterday. The only real challenge was picking up the mooring, simply because it was blowing hard in the Indian river with considerable chop, but we managed fine. After a quick lunch of Raman noodles ("Squigs") we took the dinghy off the foredeck and relaunched it, dropped on the motor and headed into the marina. I'm sure we could have found space to anchor but the $15 for the mooring was well worth it as it gave us access to the dinghy dock and the showers, not to mention the peace of mind. Titusville is not the most inspiring town, but it has a nice "Cafe Chocolate" where we enjoyed a fine cup of coffee. There is also a pleasant park down by the water where we got to see little blue herons, ibis and wood storks. This evening we are having a quiet night on the boat.
Mike
28 37 34.6 N, 80 48 20.6 W
28 37 34.6 N, 80 48 20.6 W
Little Blue Heron
Wood Stork - I thought they ate snails but these birds were hanging around a fisherman fighting over his catch
Another animal that had clearly been fed by humans
A man that introduced himself to us as a homeless veteran
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