As if to say “good-bye” to us, we saw our first manatee in the marina today, the day before we plan to leave Cocoa, Florida. (No photos unfortunately)
We have seen manatees from a distance as we transited the ICW but this is the first time we were stationary and had one swimming next to our boat. They do move SLOWLY! And are really quite cute.
Per the marina staff, if we were to stay through Spring we would see many more mating in the marina. We will be missing that show as we begin to head North.