A Pleasant Day 2 with little traffic

We got an early start today after a very nice night at Palm Coast. The ICW was quiet, however we did come across a rower out for a morning practice. We kept a slow speed so as not to wake him. At one point he was going about 7 knots. I thought that was pretty good. When he slowed down, we passed him carefully and went about our trip. Nothing eventful happened, however it was a little windy in some open areas. That was a surprise since the morning started so calm. It was fairly easy getting through the Daytona area. We encountered a little traffic, but there were also some areas we could open up and make some time. Once we got close to New Smyrna, the water turned much prettier. This is a very nice area. The city-owned marina is great, a couple of blocks from downtown and making everything very convenient. The staff and the boaters here are very helpful and friendly.

The transient slips are on the outer edge of the marina and face the ICW and a small islands that is populated by many birds. Earlier in the day I saw a dolphin playing in the water behind the boat...........sorry no picture. Martha enjoys the local flora and fauna and likes to document them with pictures.

Due to impending high winds on Wednesday we made a change to our plans and will stop in Cocoa tomorrow rather than going to Port Canaveral. We were hoping to go out in the ocean on Wednesday to Fort Pierce, but the conditions will not be good for that. They are calling for high winds and waves up to 6 feet. Hopefully the conditions on the ICW will allow us to get to Fort Pierce without too many problems.