Captain Bob as we now call him, and Admiral Linda are on station in Rock Chalk. Bob and Linda joined us a day ago in Stuart for the boating segment of their travels across the US. They parked their van at the boatyard where we had Rock Chalk, and in minutes we were headed out to see what we could discover.
It is beautiful now on the eastern Florida coastline. Winds have turned to the south and temperatures are in the high 70's and low 80's. The wind is blowing a bit so it is a bit chilly, but I do not think I will get much sympathy from the family in Kansas or Colorado where they still have snow in the yard.
If you look at the map you can find Stuart Florida on the east coast of Florida just north of Palm Beach. We came out of the St. Lucie River and turned left to Canada. I love those moments on the boat when you get to a place that starts you on a journey. It started in Stuart where you turn left and go 1800 miles to Montreal. This will be fun. Bob and Linda will be with us for the first few days of our next Great Adventure.
We all got to see the porpoise play in our wake yesterday. Whenever we see a pod swimming nearby, I can bring the boat up to a plane that makes a big 4 ft. wake. The porpoise love to surf, jump, and otherwise delight humans. They performed beautifully for us, as a whole pod of six, including a little baby guy, jumped, surfed, dove, and shoot back and forth from one side of the stern to the other. This group of 6 followed us for several miles, and Bob was able to take a video of them, and Linda took 100 photos. Since I was running the boat I did not get a photo, so you will have to go to their blog to see the cool pics.
We are now in Cocoa Florida and preparing to watch a launch from Cape Canaveral of an Atlas 5 rocket tomorrow afternoon. We are going to anchor near Titusville which is just 5 miles from the launch pad. We are hoping for clear weather.
Happy St. Patrick's Day to all and how bout those Jayhawks!!! Big 12 Champs for the 9th year in a row and hoping for a #1 seed in the NCAA tourney later today. Fun time of the year. More later, Marc
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