When Three Sons cruised by MM796 at Marineland Marina, we officially are now in new territory to explore. This is the furthest south we have ever been since last winter we stopped and stayed at this point. This year we hope to make it to the Keys and Bahamas.During the cruise, we realized we were out of water which was very strange. Upon further investigation in the engine room, Bob found a broken hose and that spayed all the water into the bilge and overboard. Our plans for Palm Coast exploration turned into a bike ride to Home Depot for pipes and clamps. With flex pipe was strapped to the bike and other tools and parts in the saddle bags, Bob has all he needed. A few hours in the engine room and water was restored. An added bonus, since everything was torn apart, was the installation of a counter mounted hand soap dispenser.Yes! Each and every morning the captain is delivered a breakfast of champions to the fly bridge!A Grand Banks was anchored outside a bridge waiting for an opening. We approached the bridge about 5 minutes before the scheduled opening and saw the GB pulling up the anchor and somehow got the dingy line they were towing caught in their props. They quickly cut their dingy free and tried to untangle the line using the engines. As their dinghy was floating away from them, we cruised over and grabbed what was left of the line and tethered it to Three Sons. The bridge tender watched this all unfold and held the bridge opening for us. While Tracy was holding and guiding the dinghy, Bob slowly and carefully made it through the bridge. Thankfully, the other boat made it thru the bridge opening with one engine and was able to anchor in a safe spot to clear the prop. We were able to return the dinghy once they were secured. We later learned that their Capt had a scuba tank on board and was able to clear the foul by himself.Sunrise on Mosquito Lagoon. This was on the most beautiful anchorages we have stayed in. At first, Tracy was a little unsure of our decision to drop the hook. It is quite a large lagoon and one of the biggest bodies of water we have anchored in. We found a shallow spot and with little to no wind expected we settled in. Mosquito Lagoon is is adjacent to New Smyrna Beach and is the northern most part of the Indian River Lagoon System. Our morning visitors, two manatees swimming and splashing all around our boat. They certainly are large mammals that move very slowly. It was an unbelievable calm night, we hardly moved. The anchor alarm showed us rocking only a few feet back and forth.It was peaceful, calm we enjoyed grilling steaks, relaxing and a game of Rummy Cub and Bananagrams.
Segment Stats
Palm Coast, FL. to Mosquito Lagoon
Sunday, November 19, 2023
Cruising Time: 7 hours 42 minutes (including saving a dinghy)
