Today we took Jim Ryan on a kayak trip in what we call Hope Creek (because of this boat and how it reminds us of Hope Town when we see it).
We launched in the tiny break in the mangroves, down the slippery embankment, and what a surprise to find the whole canal was filled with manatees! During very chilly weather like we have been having, they apparently congregate in this spot. We talked to the owner of Hope, who told us that one day he counted 40 of them right in front of his dock.
We carefully paddled around these huge docile animals, trying not to disturb them. They were just lazing on the surface, and at one point it looked like they turned into a bunch of big stepping stones all the way under the bridge and to the end of the canal. What a great experience!
Footnote update on Irwin the Crocodile... 5 days later he (or she) is still in our pond, coming out of the water each morning to warm up on the grassy bank, staying in the same spot all day.
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