Underway!

From:  Westland Marina, Titusville, FL MM 878.2

To: Cocoa, FL Anchorage MM 897.8

L/L: 28 20 97N 80 43 24W

Distance Traveled: 20.8 miles

Elapsed Time: 3:55

Average Speed: 5.3

Weather: Sunny, mid 80s, SE @ <10 knots, low in the mid 60s 

Comment: The A TEAM finished the cushion installation at 1330 and by 1345 hours, we slipped our lines from Westland Marina. While there we enjoyed the camaraderie of fellow cruisers.

Just before slipping our lines, we had to wash some residue from SUNSHINE’s deck. Five manatees showed up to drink the water that was falling overboard. They put on quite a show, vying for position to drink the few drops of fresh water that went overboard.

Once clear of the Titusville Swing Bridge, we were joined by a couple of dolphins who played in our wake. It is always a treat to watch them cavort.

While making way to the anchorage in Cocoa Village, we watched Pelicans crash dive for food. It sure looks like a difficult way to gain a meal as they fold in their wings and crash, beak first, into the water. When they catch a fish, they flip their heads up to align their beak with their neck. You can actually see the bulge of made be the fish as it slides down their throat. 

Because of our late start, we chose to anchor at Cocoa Village for the first time. Usually, we head to Dragon Point, but that is twenty miles distant and, were we to go there, we’d be anchoring in the dark. We’d rather not do that on the first night out.

So the anchor is set in the Cocoa Village anchorage located on the west side of the waterway and just south of the Cocoa Bridge. There a few dozen other boat anchored here. We’re not sure how many of those are cruising through like us.