We've been on one side or the other of Cape Canveral - a few days in the Banana River, a few days in the Indian River; we've anchored on the northwestern shore by the NASA railroad bridge and on the northeastern shore by the same bridge, across the ICW channel. When the wind has clocked around, we've raised anchor and moved, for better protection from the 16-22 knot winds.
One day Dan took the dinghy to poke along the shore and came back with a good load of booty - cupboard doors, an American flag in decent shape, a Frisbee and a soccer ball. That is the third soccer ball he's found on this adventure. He also discovered a graveyard of horseshoe crabs. I looked it up - there have been massive die-offs of horseshoe crabs in this area for the last four years. Scientists are unsure why. They wash up dead in the shore in droves. So sad to see.
Yesterday morning we woke to hear a lot of splashing around us and went out to find manatees cavorting right next to the boat. We've since found out this is mating season. They have some stamina! They stayed around the boat all morning.
Today we moved across the river to the Titusville Marina to get some fuel and water, and had a little fun giving a manatee a drink of fresh water. 
As we pulled away from the dock, we received word from AGLCA local harbor hosts John and Sharon that they were en route to us with a delivery of bottom paint that they had kindly picked up for us at West Marine. The Marina directed us to the nearby boat launch ramp, as they couldn't allow us to just hang out at the fuel dock, so we moved to meet Sharon. She and John hope to do the Great Loop in the near future, and signed up to be harbor hosts to meet other Loopers in the meantime. We were happy to give her a boat tour.
As we pulled away from the dock, we received word from AGLCA local harbor hosts John and Sharon that they were en route to us with a delivery of bottom paint that they had kindly picked up for us at West Marine. The Marina directed us to the nearby boat launch ramp, as they couldn't allow us to just hang out at the fuel dock, so we moved to meet Sharon. She and John hope to do the Great Loop in the near future, and signed up to be harbor hosts to meet other Loopers in the meantime. We were happy to give her a boat tour.
Dan decided to take advantage of our tie-up at the launch ramp to wash the topsides, and I walked down to the boatyard to pick up some Amazon packages they've been holding for us. We decided that since we have the time, we would haul out to paint the bottom. This will happen next week. In the meantime, Dan has gone on an Amazon shopping spree, sending the purchases to the boatyard. I picked up what I could carry.
Now we are anchored in yet another corner of this area, where we'll ride out tonight's thunderstorms and be in the right place to pick up son Joe and daughter-in-law Jo tomorrow for their day with us. We are certainly getting to know this area!
Tommie is just hanging out too.
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