Where did all our beautiful sunshine go. Wednesday was suppose to be sunny but instead and we had thought about leaving the 'ditch' and going outside. I swear I am never going to mention it again, every time the weather changes. Tom changed our route and thanks to some friends we choose to go as far as Rockhouse creek and anchor out, making the last pull to Cocoa Fl a short haul.
Our route took us past Daytona Beach and now you see all the high rise hotels. We also have to go through several land cuts that tend to shoal over and have rocks finally into the Halifax river and a straight run.
Daytona has several bridges all at 65' and we had no problem clearing them. Passing Daytona we entered the Pounce de Leon inlet and made our way to our safe haven anchor spot at low tide. Life is interesting in the Ditch.
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| the boat is interesting but so is the Heron. |
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| Just a few Pelican facts. - you can see the difference in size the small bird to the far left is a brown pelican The American White Pelican rivals the Trumpeter Swan as the longest bird native to North America. Both very large and plump, it has an overall length is about 50–70 in (130–180 cm), courtesy of the huge beak which measures 11.3–15.2 in (290–390 mm) in males and 10.3–14.2 in (260–360 mm) in females. It has a wingspan of about 95–120 in (240–300 cm).[3] The species also has the second largest average wingspan of any North American bird, after the California Condor. Body weight can range between 9.2 and 30 lb (4.2 and 14 kg),[4]although typically these birds average between 11 and 20 lb (5.0 and 9.1 kg). Among standard measurements, the wing chord measures 20–26.7 in (51–68 cm) and the tarsus measures 3.9–5.4 in (9.9–14 cm) long.[5] The plumage is almost entirely bright white, except the black primary and secondary remiges, which are hardly visible except in flight. From early spring until after breeding has finished in mid-late summer, the breast feathers have a yellowish hue. After moulting into the eclipse plumage, the upper head often has a grey hue, as blackish feathers grow between the small wispy white crest.[2] |
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| you can see how dark the skies were - this was taken at 8 am |
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| cool boat house |
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| exactly where to the stairs, steps go? |
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| high rise buildings on the coast |
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The
Broadway Bridge reaches a height of 65 feet (19.9 m) and is 3,008 feet (917 m)
in length. The bridge is more famous for its flair than its purpose. Mosaics of manatees, dolphins and
other wildlife native
to Florida give
the bridge some tourist appeal.
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| another day ending - maybe sun tomorrow |
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