The trip back was pretty uneventful. There were not a whole lot of boats out, even for a Sunday afternoon. I’m thinking that the price of gas is affecting peoples’ boating habits.
We decided to come back in at Stump Pass instead of Venice. It cuts about 45 minutes off of the travel time to the marina, and we still had to clean up the boat.
Surprisingly, we passed a pod of manatees heading north up the intracoastal. We don’t normally see many of them in July – I think that they migrate north during the summer.
After following them for about 15 minutes, we radioed the bridge tender at the next drawbridge (about ½ a mile away) that she had a group of manatees on the way. I figured that she could warn any boat traffic, and I know that they like to see the animals. Then we headed into the marina to clean up the boat and head home. Here I am rinsing off the anchor and rode.
And now the weekend is over, and it is time to head back and earn some more gas money!
Here are links to some higher resolution pictures of the manatees:
Manatees 1
Manatees 2
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