Oct 25th, 26th and 27th, 2008 Sat, Sun and Mon

We left Palm Coast this morning around 9:15 after getting fuel and mailing out some cards, books etc.. to family and friends.
We arrived at Titusville around 5:00 in the evening. It was a long day and we were very tired. We ate rice and beans for dinner and were glad to have it on the boat. Too tired to go out after spending so much on fuel - just didn't have the heart or gumption to spend any more money.
We met Captain Clark from the Bonnie Marie who was tied up a few slips down from us. The name BonnieMarie derived from his mother's name and his wife's mother's name. It's always fun to get info. about the names of boats. Captain Clark had a great cooking station on the back of his boat and usually that is where you will find him in the evenings. Cooking and looking out at the view on the back of his boat. He and his wife live aboard permanently.
We also found Santa Claus at the Titusville Municipal Marina. Yes there is always a supprise around every corner. Santa worked in the prison system for years as well as a Sheriff. He retired from Criminal Justice and began to work as a professional Santa in the malls around the country. He recently sold his camper and purchased a boat. He was a delight.
We stayed three days at this marina for many reasons. The wind was horrible and made it an issue to be out on the open water and there is a fix it yourself boatyard next door to this marina, so we took the opportunity to fix the trim tabs we tore off in our run aground situation at Jekyll Island. Sunday night we had to get out of bed several times and readjust the lines and fenders to the boat. Lots of fun in the freezing wind at 1:00 am in the morning, but hey ya got to take the good and bad as it comes to ya.
The marina was a very pleasant stay and we saw dolphins in the marina's harbour as well as many Manatee. We learned they love fresh water from the boat's discharge and they also love lettuce. To me they are like saltwater cows. They graze and move about slowly. There is a large park around the marina, so we took advantage of the area and had some nice brisk walks in the evening after dinner.
Happy Boating.