We were up early because we have almost 60 miles to travel if we want to make it to Cocoa Beach before sunset.
The rowing team was up early too.
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The guy in the jon-boat was using a megaphone to shout instructions to them.
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Nothing terribly noteworthy during the long day of motoring with one engine. There were several stretches that we could have raised a sail but we were just too lazy. There are several bridges that have to be raised for us on this path so the sails couldn't be left up easily for the entire trip anyway.
This tug (named Termite for some strange reason) was bearing down on us without communicating - the wake that he was throwing was concerning me. I was concerned that it would toss us around as he passed us.
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But oddly, the wake just smoothed out and was not troublesome for us.
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Rounding the bend Cape Canaveral is in the distance. I'm pretty sure that is the Artemis rocked on the launchpad, scheduled to launch in the early AM of Nov 16. We may set an alarm and watch it from Cocoa - should be a great view.
Arrived at the Cocoa city pier and found a spot on the free dock (48 hours for transient cruisers).
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There are a couple of boats here that didn't fare well in the recent storms!
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Relaxing for the night.
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So sad to see yachts up on the embankment. Probably holed from the rocks. 😟
ReplyDeleteAre you going further south beforehand cold front pushes in?
Hey Dee - yes, we have seen many boats up on shore this trip. I suspect some were from Ian and some more recently from Nicole. We are going to stay in Cocoa for a day or so - hope to watch the Artemis liftoff from the anchorage - should be spectacular (although it's at 1:05AM!) Then we'll head to Vero Beach where Duane will do the rudder repair. This should avoid most of the cold weather.
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