Saturday, January 29th – Port Canaveral

Another dream cruise… no wind, 70 degrees, and lots of sunshine.  I started working on my tan today!  It was very quiet out on the water, not a single boat in sight for most of the way.  Lots of dolphins though!  They are so magical, even though they are all over the place, I get excited every single time I see them.  We cruised along the entire 25 mile stretch of Daytona Beach.  Just 25 miles of sand…I am sure you must be able to see that stretch from space!!

I tried very hard to see a Northern Wright Whale, but after many hours of straining to see one, I gave up.  Not a single one in sight, even though we travelled through their feeding grounds.   We did, however, cruise alongside the NASA space shuttle site, and saw all the hangars, derricks and radio towers along the stretch of Cape Canaveral.  We reserved a space at one of the many marinas in Port Canaveral, and arrived at about 4 pm, just in time to watch 3 GIANT cruise ships set out for the next leg of their voyage.  I even saw the Mickey Mouse cruise ship – very cute!!  Port Canaveral is a very serious port.  Lots of big fishing boats here and the inlet is very wide and deep.  Hopefully we can get some good local fish tonight for dinner. 

It is definitely “island time” now, and everyone around us in the marina is in shorts and flip flops.  Time to lose the New England boater gear (gloves, hats, boots, and big coats), and break out the margaritas!!  Gotta go, my cocktail is calling me!!