To Roost


                                A large flock of mixed birds getting ready for the night


Friday March 4

We departed  from Ft Pierce Marina after filling up with fuel and emptying our waste tank. We are paying a dollar more a gallon now compared to when we left in May. We are getting help with the fuel milage from a steady S to Se wind and favorable current. Traveling at 7-7.5mph, we burn about 3.5mpg which is great for a boat this size. Against the current the fuel burn could be less than 1mpg. Our next stop was Melbourne. We got a slip at a marina for two nights. 

Saturday  March 5

                                


We met up with friends that moved to Florida about 4 years ago.  It was a full day Saturday, starting with breakfast oceanside, a seafood festival, a stop at their home and finished the day with a scoop of ice cream. Good times with good people.

Sunday March 6

We were going about 30 miles today so there was no hurry to leave.We departed around 1100. A SpaceX launch was scheduled for Tuesday so I picked a place to anchor out a few days. We left the ICW and went across the Barge Canal to  Cape Canaveral Lock where we  "swung on the hook" in an anchorage just before the lock.

Monday and Tuesday

The launch got postponed until Wednesday. We decided to stay. Besides doing boat chores, we were entertained by nature. We must have been in a feeding zone. Plenty of dolphins and pelicans were getting their fill.


A great fisherman


A stormy night
A barge on the Barge Canal 


A distant cruise ship on the other side of the lock

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