To Titusville ~

Saturday, 3/28/20 ~ It was a great night for sleeping; breezes out of the SSE and mild temps. However, for about an hour and a half last night, the jets over at Melbourne Airport were testing the engines. Thankfully, they stopped around 10 pm.

The anchorage in the morning

     While Pete walked Bailey, I watched a number of fishermen casting nets in various parts of the anchorage. It was amazing how many fish were jumping since dawn.  At times I could see about 5 fish in different areas splash as they reentered the water.  Of course, it was impossible to capture in a photo, despite my efforts. 

Pete and Bailey heading for a walk ~

  

Casting a fishing net ~

        

 Departing the anchorage and looking back ~

    

     The winds were out of the SSE at 10-15 as we left the anchorage.  During the day, we traveled with 4 other sailboats and was passed by 4 boats.  Only day fisherman were heading south.

     Pete made docking reservations at Camachee Cove Marina as well as the car rental for pick up by 5 on Monday.  We need to move the car from West Palm Beach to Charleston, a process that will take 2 days.

    At the bridge prior to Titusville, a sailboat needed to sail through the opening due to engine problems.  We offered to tow, but he felt confident that they would be underway shortly once he fixed the fuel injector problem.

     There was no problem picking up a mooring ball in Titusville. We were able to top off the fuel tanks and pay for the mooring ball at the dock before heading out to pick up a ball.  Once settled, called Deb and Hugh.  They will pick up salads and pizza on their way over around 6 pm.  We watched others come in for mooring while the small boats were heading to the ramps for haul-out.  There were plenty of dolphins playing in the mooring field between 4 and 5:30. One family had a dog on the bow, who became the dolphin finder. It appeared as if the dolphins knew it and played hide and seek with him.  The kids on board were thrilled with the sightings. 
Playing with the dolphins ~

  

     We headed to shore with Bailey in the dinghy around 5:30. Bailey was walked while I staked out our picnic table. As we arrived, we met Mike and Kathy from SV HAPPY TRAILS.  They are a motor-sailor also heading north, with the hopes of doing the Great Loop. Mike gave me their card, but I didn’t have one to give him.  I told him that I would email our information.  With any luck, hopefully, we will catch up in person while heading north.

     There were other boaters on the other 2 tables, and we talked until Deb and Hugh arrived.  It was so good to catch up with them. We haven’t seen them since January. The deluxe pizzas they brought were delicious and of course I really enjoyed the large salad.  Too soon, the sun set and darkness was beginning to fall. We needed to head back. Hopefully, we will have a chance to get together before next fall.  We will definitely keep in touch.

~ ~ ~ /) ~ ~  P & K