Today we were open for visitors the usual 9:00 A.M until 6:00 P.M. Visitation was light, but tomorrow and Sunday will probably change that. The Manitees made themselves at home in the marina today, and a haughty Osprey watched over it all from her perch on our Mizzen Yard.
Two Manitees spent several hours scratching their backs on the bottom of a small sailboat, oblivious to all the attention they were getting.
Others spent the day drinking water that was dripping from a hose near another boat. This one laying on her back for an extended drink.
The sailors who thought these Manitees were mermaids probably looked forward to a blind date with someone described as "having a nice personality" also.
This is a baby Manitee holding on to its mother while reaching for the water dripping from the hose.
All in all it was a good day. We did some painting on the "Pinta" this evening, and the captain bought Pizza and beer for supper. Good way to end the week. Now for the weekend and hopefully more visitors. Channel 6 news helicopter was overhead today filming us, so that will probably help.
