An unexpected guest
07 December 2009 | walburg Creek, off the ICW - Mile 620
jimmy / chilly Georgia morning
We have an unexpected uninvited guest. Quickly dubbed by the kids "Crash Landing Cassidy (just Crash, for short), a boy pelican" - our exhausted, large feathery friend. A Pelican. As we were coming into our anchorage behind a small barrier island in Georgia a pelican was heading right for the starboard side of the boat. We didn't pay much attention because we have found that Dolphins and Pelicans tend to be drawn to Starbound. We had read something about the dolphins having an affinity for the boat in the book STARBOUND, and have found it to be so. We have had more than our share of Dolphins riding our bow wave from North Carolina all the way to Georgia. We hope this continues! The Pelicans are another story altogether, but just as fun. Although looking at our Pelican crap covered deck right now somehow he doesn't seem as fascinating as he was last evening. He stumbled in for a crash landing around 3:00 pm, just 10 feet from where I was sitting back, reviewing all that has happened in 2 short months sice leaving Brooklin, Maine - I was thinking "He's gonna hit, he's too close, he's too close - what the hell is this bird doing" and sure enough he plopped clumsily onto the rail, bounced gently off the cabin top house and landed on the starboard deck. Much to our amusement. It has been windy and cold for this area and we have surmised that crash is just tired. We offered him Salmon which he has so far refused but at least he doesn't seem too bothered by our presence. We are delighted by his.