Day 14

Hi there bloggers,
We left again at our sweet spot 8.45am for New Smyrna Beach Florida , still on the ICW. Didn't strike quite so many pleasure boats as the weather was a bit overcast but still the flotillas heading south. Many of the sailboats have plastic cans strapped and lined up on the decks. We suspect they are heading for the Bahamas and maybe beyond.Our best speed when overtaking seems to be around 7 to 9 miles per hour so our wake doesn't affect the other boats too much.And it is appreciated for sure. Many of the day trippers zip on by waving but nit caring too much what wake they leave behind.Still it's all part of the boating experience.We got into New Smyrna Marina just before 3 pm . This is more of a working marina with areas for repairing boats. but the staff were very friendly and helpful and it certainly was our cheapest marina so far .At
$1.25 per foot multiplied by the 48 feet length of our boat it came to $60! So a good deal.
Also ,George the dock hand who looked after us at the Marina, handed us a car for a free service in an electric buggy to anywhere we wanted to go in the area. So this friendly lady turns up 15 mins later and takes us across the river to the beach side supermarket Then she waited for us and returned us to the Marina, all with a cheery smile. Apparently, she and her husband run the business and rely on advertising to pay for this venture. What a blessing to have people like them around. There is a similar service in Sarasotta, Florida . Dinner was on board , the famous Tilapa on the menu again! Tomorrow off to Melbourne ,Florida.