While we were getting fuel yesterday, we discovered manatees under the boat. The dock worker was spraying water beside the dock and the manatees came for a drink. Then we noticed them drinking our refrigeration water under the boat. Pretty funny big guys. This isn't a great picture but you rarely get a good shot of an entire manatee. Look at that cute little mouth!
So we motorsailed down south of Melbourne Tuesday. Nothing very exciting happened except we did make pretty good time with our jib out and stayed ahead of a monohull that kept trying to catch us. We anchored behind a small island, somewhat out of the wind. After setting the hook, we went ashore in the dinghy and explored a bit before sunset.
It was a pretty cool place. It looked as if people camped there from time to time as there were several fire pits and trails through the woods.
The boat we were "racing" with pulled in after us but we were the only two boats around. Quiet night with light wind.
Today we had a relatively short trip to Ft. Pierce. Winds were good and we were able to sail again. There is a scarcity of anchorages here we have discovered, contrary to what Claiborne Young has to say in his guidebook. We have the anchor down now in about 6 feet of water off the ICW but the current and wind are opposing each other and it is swinging us around in circles. We may decide to move.
This is Tom's new arrangement of the cockpit. He took out the table to see what that was like. We both are finding it very comfy and spacious.
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