And they don't like getting salt water rinsed off of them, either...
We were at the dock in Titusville this morning and Luke heard a "thunk". Luke thought it might be Smokey hitting the boat on the way into the water. We jumped out and a neighbor said there was a manatee in the water. But we also didn't see Smoke and we DID hear a yowl. Sure enough, here she came, swimming with wild determination beside the boat, headed for the stern. She was snorting like the swimming pigs in the Bahamas, but not as happily. She climbed aboard by herself, although I had a large fishing net around her by then. A mad dash for the inside of the boat (luckily, Luke caught her) and she was subjected to a humiliating hose-down and towel dry. I think she's still wash-drying her self. We'll put a towel or rope out from now on, anytime we are at anchor or at a dock.
We did see the manatee! She was at the dock, swimming slowly around the boats, looking for fresh water. I see why it's a bad idea to lure them towards the boats that way. We were concerned about her where-abouts when we finally started the engine to leave.
Sorry for slacking off the past few days. We had a great visit in Vero Beach with friends Marina and Dave. Shopping for we girls, an airboat ride for the boys.
No pictures for us, but Dave and Luke saw lots of gators
and the swampy area in general
Here is a shot of comerants on a day marker --- with the NASA assembly building in the background, the limits of flight!
While we were in Vero, Dave took us to see his favorite osprey nest, along the ICW, visible from a trail near his house. When we left Vero, Luke got this great shot of that nest, complete with mom osprey feeding 2 hungry chicks from a fish in the nest.
We will be in New Smyrna Beach for a couple of days, visiting Ret and Joe. Good weather permitting, we'll be in Savannah on Monday.
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