Rockhouse Creek Anchorage to Titusville
We left the Rockhouse
Creek anchorage at 0745 so we would so we would pass through Ponce Inlet near
high tide since there are low spots where the inlet meets the ICW. Pearl left at first light and was
running ahead of us. We were both bound for Titusville for the night and
planned on getting together there for dinner.
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| Ponce Light |
Our run to
Titusville went smoothly. We only saw two manatees at the Haulover Canal; it
was a bit cold so they had moved to warmer water. We saw at least seven roseate
spoonbills on the islands just west of Haulover which made up for the lack of
manatees. Carla loves this spot because she gets to see two of her favorite and
hard to find animals in one location.
We arrived
at Titusville with plenty of time to refuel, pump-out, find our mooring and go
ashore for showers before dinner. Pete and Dianne came over from Pearl. We got acquainted with each other
while savoring our mixed green salad, tortellini in marinara sauce and
raspberry shortcake with whipped cream. After dinner we shared stories and our
plans for the future.
Pete and
Dianne are retired and have been cruising on Pearl, a Bristol 40 which Pete bought many years ago and refitted
for long term cruising. They have been out for 15 years and wintered in the
Bahamas for over a dozen years. Now, they are headed to the Florida Keys for
the first time. So, we gave them what little advice we could on the Florida
Keys and they drew on their wealth of knowledge of the Bahamas to help us enjoy
our time there.
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| Pearl - Bristol 40 |
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| Pete and Dianne - Pearl, Bristol 40 |
We exchanged boat cards and hoped we would meet again sometime in the future. Pearl is going to lay over in Titusville a few days. We leave tomorrow for Cocoa.
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