This is a mural in downtown Cocoa, FL. I think Deb adds nicely to the picture
Great lunch spot
A throw back general store
The main street of Cocoa, FL
Heading up the ICW we went under the NASA bridge...west of here is Titusville...east of here is the NASA Space Center
Looking east from the ICW you can see the NASA building
Here is a swing bridge they had to open for us
Lots of signs like this in this area...minimum wake due to Manatee...we saw about 5 Manatee on our trip today. None close enough to get a picture of
A shot from the helm area...this is on the ICW about 20 miles south of Daytona
Our friends Andy and Mary met us at the dock at Halifax
Log 122Day 336
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
7:30 AM EDT
Location: Halifax Marina, Daytona Beach, FL.
Weather: 64 and not a cloud in the sky, with calm winds...forecasted to be 81 & sunny today
What a gorgeous morning in Daytona Beach. It’s crystal clear out, no humidity, no wind. Gorgeous. We slept with the windows open last night, and it was great sleeping.
Monday...we had a good day at Cocoa. We left the boat at 10:30, and took a tour of the town, looking for a lunch spot. It’s a cool little town, with lots of shops and restaurants on the main street. Deb took about 60 pictures of everything...I’ve included a couple. We had lunch at a place called Murdock’s. Maybe I was hungry, but it had the best menu I have seen in a while...everything looked good. We settled on a smoked BBQ sandwich, and a chicken wrap (you can figure out who ate what) and both were great. After lunch we again went walking, and found a cool little general store, and the best hardware store I have ever seen in my life. I didn’t need much, but I was just amazed at the stuff they had. At that point Deb and I split up...I went back to the boat...she toured the town for another 2 hours. Late in the afternoon, the skies were very dark, as the cold front came through, and it sprinkled, but never really rained. We enjoyed a nice dinner on the boat, and caught up on some pre-recorded programs.
Tuesday...up early, and heading north to Daytona. We left the slip about 7:30, and pulled over to pump out, but we could never get the pump out to work properly (not enough suction), so we finally left the harbor at about 8. The morning was cooler, and windier than forecast, and it took a while to warm up. About 20 miles north of Cocoa is Titusville, and just across the water from there is the home of NASA. You can see the picture of the space center...but it’s far off, so hard to tell what it really is. Further north the waterway gets a lot narrower...and you have to go slow most of the time. They call it “minimum wake” zones. You don’t have to idle...but you can’t go very fast either. For us that means about 6 to 7 mph, so it’s slow going. The ICW in this area is fairly easy to navigate...but very narrow in many places, and very shallow just off the channel. We arrived at Halifax Harbor in Daytona about 3:15, and after a pump out, and check in, we were at our slip by 4. We were greeted by Andy and Mary Sarver, from Good News. They are good friends we traveled with down the Tombigbee and the northern parts of Florida. We have not seen them since mid December, and it was wonderful to catch up. After washing down the boat, and cleaning up (meaning cleaning us up) we went over to Good News for dinner at 5:30. We laughed, and told stories, had a great dinner, and a great time, and left at 9:30...the latest I’ve been up in some time.
Today...no plans yet. They have a West Marine store right on site, so I know I will be going there this morning. I knew this was here, so I have been making a list for a while, knowing I could catch up on marine supplies while we were here. Maybe a walk into downtown Daytona will also be in store. I predict a great day.
I’ll keep you posted.
Bob
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