We have this friend, who shall remain nameless, that blogs nearly every day. Great writing and impressively dedicated. For some reason, Todd keeps mentioning that. Thanks, Robin. (Oops, there I go, name dropping.) Obviously, the SaltyMare crew has fallen out of practice of late on the blogging aspect of sharing our adventure. For that, we apologize. (Truth be told, one of us captured some amazing dolphin videos but doesn’t know how to make them small enough to post. That person may have, perhaps, dug in their heels and refused to proceed until she got her dolphin videos.) 😉
At any rate, we are ready to get back in the swing of things. At least that’s the plan, until the next time we fall behind…
So, here we go: We left Saint Augustine in mid-January, intent on the search for warmer weather. On departure day, we had to await an afternoon slack tide to carefully wiggle out of our tight slip at the marina, so we only made it to Palm Coast. Remember, what would be 40 minutes by car can take three hours via the slow boat, scenic route.
The next day was crystal clear with plenty of sunshine (and dolphins!) as we traveled from Palm Coast to an anchorage in New Smyrna.
There was plenty of sunshine, but…
it was still not, however, warm.
Sunset watch with a blanket?
As the sun set, we gamely relocated to the bow – wrapped in our fuzzy blankets – for an anticipated SpaceX launch of a Falcon Heavy. And what a show! The sun had just dropped and conditions were perfect for viewing! Pictures just don’t capture it.
The next day was, again, crystal clear, as we cruised the North Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon.
Once we cleared the Haul-Over Canal and entered the wide expanse of the Indian River, we spotted a few turtles and then seemingly everywhere, dolphins! The water was flat calm, so Susie went to the bow to try to capture a picture or two and was delighted by a pod playing in our bow wake. Talk about enchanting!!
To get the best vantage point, Susie ended up lying flat on the bow with her arm extended over the side, holding the camera out, later claiming it felt like she could reach down and touch them when they leapt out of the water!
Susie spent the rest of the afternoon on the proverbial Cloud 9.
As we watched the sun set from our anchorage in Titusville, we looked directly across the ICW at the VAB (NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building) and thought how marvelous it must have been to watch the launch the night before from those condos on the west side.
We left Titusville bright and early. Sort of.
This turned into another pleasant travel day, bringing us another day closer to Fort Pierce, where it is, hopefully, warm.
And we anchored in Melbourne to a lovely sunset. Aaah.
The next morning provided another of those really pretty, not too early, sunrises, along with a surprise.
That sunrise treat lead to yet another day of clear skies. We spent the cruise, among other things, enjoying the birds.
Finally, it was time to prepare for our arrival and planned brief stay at the Fort Pierce City Marina. Most importantly, note that as the first mate switched from anchoring gear to fenders and lines, she is…..
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I loved your dolphin videos I bet it was fun to see thme in person.
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It was absolutely amazing! I was torn between watching them and, oops, actually aim the camera. Focus. Focus. Nah. They were so close and would twist in the water to seemingly look me in the eye. It happened quickly and yet they stayed for several minutes, so I was tickled twice – first by their antics and then by the fact some of it was captured on the video.
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