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A Bahamian Manatee
Yesterday we sailed around to the southern shore of Eleuthera to stage for our next leg south. We pulled into Davis Harbour Marina for a couple of nights. I’ll call this the wildlife harbor, explained below:
This morning I went for a run for the first time in a couple of weeks and things went great, no dogs and very few cars on the sidewalk-free roads. On the road just outside of the marina I stopped to find the buzzing sound I was hearing and there were thousands of flies (I think) zooming around just above the ground. Not sure what they were doing or if they were biting flys or not. I made that video and kept on running, noticing that they were, in fact, biting flies! Got away before they swarmed me.
I ran to a beach access (above) and back. The structure in the picture is a fish cleaning bench used by the locals.
In the harbor we saw lots of marine life including a small jellyfish and normal fish swimming right below our boat. However, the coolest thing was the resident manatee. The marina people give him fresh water out of a hose and he loved it. He was sucking on the hose and wouldn’t let go. t’m sure this is why he sticks around. Manatees like water that is much less salty than the ocean.
Tomorrow we get up early and leave for Cat Island. On our way south again!
Posted in Sailing by Mark with 2 comments.
Hi this is Kirsten Roos on s/v Night Music. Missed waving goodbye to you this am. It was great meeting you both. I wish we had more time to chat! Hopefully our paths will cross again down the line. Safe and happy sailing until then!
Hi Kirsten,
Great to meet you too! We headed out early to get to Cat Island. No wind, until the last hour before the anchorage!