Lamb’s Yacht Center
“Life is simple…just add water”
We put the first coat of
Cetol gloss on the cap rail, flybridge and port door this morning. It’s getting
a little tedious going around and around; coat after coat, so this afternoon we
decided to take the dinghy up the Ortega River. It’s not a long river…or at
least the navigable portion, but it is beautiful. The area around the marina
looks more like a small lake and is lined with beautiful, large, expensive
homes. All with beautiful yards and boat houses. A couple of miles from the
marina the river begins to narrow and it looked like we were back on one of the
small creeks off the St. John’s River…lush, green and remote. I’m sure just beyond
the wooded shore there was civilization, but it was very relaxing and it felt
great to be on the water.
We love having the boat under
cover at the marina, but we haven’t seen much sign of wildlife since we
arrived. We did watch an eagle do a little fishing the other night, but other
than that and a few cormorants fishing behind the boat, it’s been a little dull
around here, but it wasn’t dull today. Once we got into the narrower part of the river we spotted an eagle and a small alligator, but
the real fun was spotting a manatee. At first we thought it was a large
alligator, but once we got a better look we noticed it was a manatee. We turned
the motor off and just drifted for awhile. The curious creature decided to come
investigate us and stayed for a nice long visit. It was so much fun seeing him
up close. What a great way to spend the afternoon.
I don't drive the dinghy very often...so Stan gave me a driving lesson.
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