DAY 151 OF OUR GREAT ADVENTURE
Getting caught up on the blog….
We stayed in the Cocoa Village Marina Tuesday night and explored the Historic Village of Cocoa. It is part of Cocoa Beach and City of Cocoa, very nice marina. The largest old hardware store I've ever seen is here in Cocoa. Travis Hardware has been in operation since 1885 when it was on a barge that took the store from town to town. Huge wrenches, and old wood stoves. I bought some brass hardware at very old prices!!
Wednesday, we traveled on and moored at Titusville Marina, very near the Space Center. We took on fuel ($3.89/gal 150.5 gallons ) for the first time since February 5 when we filled up at Lake Worth for the crossing to the Bahamas. That's correct! We went across to the Bahamas; stayed 5 weeks and came back without taking on any fuel. Good old boat sips fuel. We still had over 1/2 tank! We thought about going to tour Cape Canaveral but decided not and stayed on the mooring ball for the evening.
Thursday, we started traveling at 7:30 and ended up doing 66 miles. We should start earlier more often because of all the nature we got to view before the midday sun. Going down, we did not see any manatees until Miami when Jonathan was with us. Now, on our way home, it is the birthing season and they are all over the place! We need to be very watchful so we won't hit any. At the end of the day, yesterday, we were at a LONG stretch of the intracoastal where we couldn't pull over and anchor for the night. Too many rocks, so we entered the Palm Coast Marina to stay Thursday night. It was a very late stopping time for us, around 8 PM. The old guy, late dock-master, was telling about the marina and surrounding areas mentioned the bathrooms at the marina were bi-sexual. I think he meant Unisex. We cautiously checked the bathrooms out and they were labeled Men and Women. So that's what he meant by bi-sexual! Hey old guys rule!
We walked to an Italian restaurant called Mezzaluna, for dinner, Delicious! We ate bread with seasoned oil like there was no tomorrow and then an antipasta and split a sandwich. Long days make you extra hungary..
Friday morning we had a short run to a place Brooke was dying to see called, Marineland Marina!! It is highly recommended by a trawler organization, MTOA (Motor Trawler Owners'Association) we joined. Has GREAT rates and FREE laundry (only place we have seen with free laundry!). This is where the original Marineland is, from 1937, where they used to film Tarzan, Sea Hunt, and Benji and other TV shows. It was closed for a long time and reopened in 2006, and is on the National Registry of Historic Places! Right across street from the marina! We will go there to tour tomorrow, after I go with two other cruiser women to the grocery (in the marina's courtesy car). We got a free ticket to Marineland because we went on a kayak tour this evening, so we will see it tomorrow. The kayak leader said the population here in Marineland is 8 people! Sunset kayak trip was fun, but it was overcast and we didn't actually see it. After grocery trip, it will be laundry and Marineland and a peek at the beach! Tonight we are invited to join a bluegrass jam session, here at this small, totally rebuilt marina. Actually, the University of Georgia has research facilities in several buildings here,too. In the morning, we will continue our travels north.
I added another photo gallery of Titusville to Marineland. So check that out.
Today's picture is Susan in the front of the tandem kayak. Check that long hair out.
We stayed in the Cocoa Village Marina Tuesday night and explored the Historic Village of Cocoa. It is part of Cocoa Beach and City of Cocoa, very nice marina. The largest old hardware store I've ever seen is here in Cocoa. Travis Hardware has been in operation since 1885 when it was on a barge that took the store from town to town. Huge wrenches, and old wood stoves. I bought some brass hardware at very old prices!!
Wednesday, we traveled on and moored at Titusville Marina, very near the Space Center. We took on fuel ($3.89/gal 150.5 gallons ) for the first time since February 5 when we filled up at Lake Worth for the crossing to the Bahamas. That's correct! We went across to the Bahamas; stayed 5 weeks and came back without taking on any fuel. Good old boat sips fuel. We still had over 1/2 tank! We thought about going to tour Cape Canaveral but decided not and stayed on the mooring ball for the evening.
Thursday, we started traveling at 7:30 and ended up doing 66 miles. We should start earlier more often because of all the nature we got to view before the midday sun. Going down, we did not see any manatees until Miami when Jonathan was with us. Now, on our way home, it is the birthing season and they are all over the place! We need to be very watchful so we won't hit any. At the end of the day, yesterday, we were at a LONG stretch of the intracoastal where we couldn't pull over and anchor for the night. Too many rocks, so we entered the Palm Coast Marina to stay Thursday night. It was a very late stopping time for us, around 8 PM. The old guy, late dock-master, was telling about the marina and surrounding areas mentioned the bathrooms at the marina were bi-sexual. I think he meant Unisex. We cautiously checked the bathrooms out and they were labeled Men and Women. So that's what he meant by bi-sexual! Hey old guys rule!
We walked to an Italian restaurant called Mezzaluna, for dinner, Delicious! We ate bread with seasoned oil like there was no tomorrow and then an antipasta and split a sandwich. Long days make you extra hungary..
Friday morning we had a short run to a place Brooke was dying to see called, Marineland Marina!! It is highly recommended by a trawler organization, MTOA (Motor Trawler Owners'Association) we joined. Has GREAT rates and FREE laundry (only place we have seen with free laundry!). This is where the original Marineland is, from 1937, where they used to film Tarzan, Sea Hunt, and Benji and other TV shows. It was closed for a long time and reopened in 2006, and is on the National Registry of Historic Places! Right across street from the marina! We will go there to tour tomorrow, after I go with two other cruiser women to the grocery (in the marina's courtesy car). We got a free ticket to Marineland because we went on a kayak tour this evening, so we will see it tomorrow. The kayak leader said the population here in Marineland is 8 people! Sunset kayak trip was fun, but it was overcast and we didn't actually see it. After grocery trip, it will be laundry and Marineland and a peek at the beach! Tonight we are invited to join a bluegrass jam session, here at this small, totally rebuilt marina. Actually, the University of Georgia has research facilities in several buildings here,too. In the morning, we will continue our travels north.
I added another photo gallery of Titusville to Marineland. So check that out.
Today's picture is Susan in the front of the tandem kayak. Check that long hair out.
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