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| His draft exceeded the depth of the water |
An early start this morning to take advantage of the tide
and higher water levels. We had heard
yesterday about a shallow area from some delivery captains and wanted to ensure
we didn’t repeat our grounding experience.
We moved slowly and monitored the depth sounder diligently … and the
area of concern was a non-issue.
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| Manatees resident in Haulover Canal - sleeping? |
We did have some excitement today as we finally saw some
manatees! A good portion of the trek
today was slow-going as there were speed restrictions because of the manatee
population and we were honoured to see a few as we passed through. Despite their slow speeds, we were still
unable to capture a shot while underway.
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| Pelicans policing the speed limit |
Most of our travel today was in dredged channels so although
it appears there is lots of water, the depths on either side of the channel are
very shallow – less than 5 feet in most cases so it is a bit deceptive.
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| Lots of wildlife |
It was quite a challenge docking at the marina since the
wind was howling and blowing us off.
Captain is getting great practice!!
The audience on the dock thought he and crew did a great job!
That's cool you saw manatees
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