Day 198
Today we left Titusville after taking the dogs to the dog park next to the marina so we got a late start. We had a short mileage day to our next stop at Daytona Beach so we figured a late start would not hurt. However, there were a number of manatee zones along the way where we could only run at no wake speeds so the trip was slower and took more time than we thought. The upside is that we finally were able to see dozens of manatees up close and even get a few pictures. The Haulover Canal between the Indian River and the Mosquito Lagoon was particularly dense with manatees.
Kimi has discovered a new hobby. She "hunts" manatees and dolphins from the flybridge. She has gotten very good at finding them, often even sensing their presence before we even know they are there. Perhaps she smells them or hears them. When she finds them she runs along the railing barking and whining and giving her characteristic scream that she reserves for things she sees as prey. Jake follows along barking and then says, "Wait, what are we barking at?" This hunting seems to have cured Kimi's anxiety during the boat rides, something for which we have had to medicate her in the past. Even though winds were higher than expected today and the ride was somewhat choppy, conditions that normally would drive her crazy, she was content as long as she could be on the flybridge "hunting".
Eventually, the Daytona Beach skyline appeared and after finding one last pod of dolphins we pulled into Halifax Harbour Marina in Daytona Beach where we will stay for at least a couple of nights.
Not a great picture, but the dolphins are just above Jake's head on the far right of the photo. Kimi sees them, Jake does not.
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