Monday, March 30, 2009
30 Mar - Day #26. Clear sky, 1032mb, 70s, winds 4kts N. Work on the poor man's Airsep: attached a 1/4" hose between the cup containing the Cummins' crankcase vent line and the turbo's air intake. It works as predicted, the engine room's oil smell is greatly reduced. As we enter the Mosquito River, NASA's space shuttle assembly building is clearly visible although it's many miles away. A little later the launch sites and their gantries are clearly visible. Our first Manatee was sited just off the bow. Then as we drop the hook Vicki sees a family of thee. They're close enough for her to count the hairs on their cute little noses. Late this afternoon we left the ICW on the Canaveral Barge Canal, and anchored just west of Cape Caneveral, FL. Tomorrow we'll continue south in the Banana River. 60nm today: 913nm total. DBH
