Underway!

Weather: Showers, cloudy, some sun in the afternoon, but the day finished cloudy. Temp range = 59 – 82 degrees; NE winds less than 10 knots

Comment: We had four manatee sightings today, all of which were scattered throughout the day. All sightings were quick. Although full bodies were observed, once each animal filled its lungs with air, it disappeared below the surface and was not seen again. Crew who missed the sightings didn’t get a second chance.

Ed did a god job at the helm. So good, that the Captain is thinking about promoting him from swab to second class mate. Marje slept a lot! I’m not sure she wanted to be awake while Ed was steering.

We called seven bridge captains for openings. The first was the Hobe Sound Bascule Bridge. We will open a total 37 by the time pass through Miami. We didn’t have any problem at the Indiantown Bridge but we believe the tender is the same surly individual we dealt with on our Catboat Adventure.

We had anchor down at 1450 and immediately opened the Tiki Bar!