On the Road Again!

We left Daytona on January 1, 2009! After being there for 15 days, we decided it was time to keep moving, despite the wonderful friends we made while there. (Watch out Yancey, we got some stories now!)

We spent the past several days working on minor projects around the boat, fighting bad internet, my computer dying (getting sent a new one, thank you Jane!), going to the beach and hanging out with friends. It was so relaxing! It was amazing how easily we slipped into staying one more day here and there. With help from our friend George, we were able to get around to provision our boat and make ready to leave. We spent Mama’s birthday and New Years on the beach! It was a wonderful day. Dad and I threw the Frisbee for a little while, only having to retrieve it out of the water once! Mom sat on the beach and people-watched, one of her favorite things to do. Believe me, if you like watching people, Daytona Beach is THE place to go. There was all matter of people. There were several speedo sightings, some “that ain’t right” sightings, and some awesome awesome collectible car sightings.

Granny! There was a 1967 Chevy Chevelle Super Sport, in perfect, I mean perfect, condition!!! Mom reminisced about that screaming red car from way back.

We traveled down the ICW now for 2 days and are now in Melbourne (actually just south of there) and will head to Fort Pierce tomorrow. Our trip down was fairly calm and quiet, but a little chilly (still not as cold as you all at home though). We saw several dolphin on the way down. I am always excited about seeing them, no matter how often they come around. We even believe we saw 2 manatees this morning!!! I wasn’t able to get a clear picture of them, but we truly believe we saw these magnicificent creatures. They are in severe trouble, as they only really live in Florida. They are slow and therefore suffer terribly from run-ins with powerboats. I believe there are only 4,000 in existence today. So when you do get a chance to see one, it’s a rarity but so cool!