Joan made us a great brunch when I came in from the cruise described in the previous post. Looking at weather, the weasels are predicting rain for this evening. Somehow, it just didn't seem right to go through all that work of taking the cover off for only one outing. I said, "I think I'm going to go out in the boat again - want to join me this time?"
"Well, if you're going out... sure!"
Looking towards the southeast, there is definitely something moving in. Off we go. There are always birds to check out on the undeveloped side of the island as we head out...
I was hoping we'd see dolphins again, so Joan could see them. Heading towards the turning basin, we saw George and Scarlet (Sea Life Center) with guests on each of their boats... heading in. Probably a good sign that there is something interesting to see behind them...
Yes, they use pontoon boats; bigger than ours because they are generally going out with 6 guests per trip.
There has been a discussion about inflatable personal flotation devices on the both the C-Dory owners group and the Ranger Tug owners group. I first bought one when we were sailing our Corsair trimaran; an inflatable vest equipped with a harness (for strapping to a jack line) for rough conditions. The inflatable type PFDs are automatic or manual; the manual ones inflate when you pull a tab. The automatic ones will inflate when submersed, but also have a tab. Mine is the auto type. Of course, if the tab gets caught on something where it is stored, it will go off, too...
Yep. It went off. I have another arming kit to reload it. We know it works. ;-)
No dolphins in the turning basin or the channel south of that. In the ship channel, we saw shrimp boats coming and going...
Yeah, those are some gray clouds in the background.
I was beginning to think we wouldn't see dolphins this trip, when...
There were a lot of small fishing boats, most running right over the top of where the dolphins were swimming. The dolphins moved to a quieter part of the channel... but were more reserved. I brought a different camera this time - bigger, but a bit slower to shoot. The dolphins were surfacing for a quick breath and then gone. I tried to anticipate where they'd come up. Nose...
And then gone before I could fire off a second shot...
Joan took the helm so I could concentrate on getting photos...
There's one close, but not surfacing...
The wind started kicking up, coming off of that weather just east of us. I continued watching and anticipating their moves...
That's more like it. A day without tail is like a day without sunshine...
You know what I meant. We decided to head for home so we can get the cover on before the rain starts. Time to say good-bye to our mammal friends...
Yes, that dorsal fin on the one on the left is folded over; from observing, this one can swim and maneuver just fine with the deformed dorsal.
Back home, we got our stuff off the boat and the cover put on - just in time for... the sun to come out.
Of course.
Nice day out on the water. Twice.
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