Sunday April 17th - Shortly around 8 am we weighed anchor. Todays trip took from the Indian River through Mosquito Lagoon which has a lot of natural areas. Off in the distance on bird island we spotted a few Roseatta Spoonbills which a lot of people mistake for Flamingos, Snow white Pelicans, White and Grey Herons, Egrets and many other birds. Many small Islands are also used for weekend camping, we saw several small boats beached and on shore we could spot several tents.The trip was also interesting because there are many "Slow Minimum Wake" signs but a speed limit posted of 25 MPH,,, hmmm does this mean when we went through Fort Lauderdale we could have maintained our 8 MPH speed??
Roseatta Spoon Bills
Fishing in Haulover Canal
Our stop today was the New Smyrnna Beach Municipal marina. We started our visit with a walk to find a bank. We didn't find the bank but enjoyed walking through town. It was interesting for us to discover most businesses were closed on a Sunday. In the evening we met our good friends Al and Fran. They had a cousin Jenny visiting and we all enjoyed a wonderful dinner at their very nice club. Thanks Fran, Jenny & Al for a great night. It's always great to catch up with friends!
Beautiful Stone Bridge
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