Other than that, we had a great ride. Several pods of dolphins followed us on several occassions providing plenty of entertainment. Several of them had youngsters along with them. One of them had to be close to new born because it was barely two feet long. We also had to dodge a couple of manatees along the way.
Here at the marina a couple was providing fresh water for a gang of manatees to drink. They certainly are lethargic. It's no wonder people call them sea cows.

And here we see mom and a calf horsing around in our wake. They were maybe 4 feet off the side of the boat. Sometimes they actually fan out their tails to let the wake push them along. The scarey part of the dolphin act is that they will always hear us coming and head right for the bow of the boat. As if to say something to us they dive right as the bow pulpit goes over them. Then they come up with a splash into the wake. They worry us all the time but if I chop the throttles and then power up again I run the risk of changing their ability to time their dives based on our speed.
Notably the calves always hold up the pod and everyone bails out so the little ones can take a break.
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