We've been enjoying our stay in Cocoa...and the weather has been absolutely stunning. Cocoa Village is just a block or two from the marina, and is a great little town with plenty of shops, restaurants, and of course multiple choices for ice cream. The past week has gone by quickly, and we've managed to get a few important things done while here...haircuts, post office runs, etc...and also a few boat projects - most notably, we changed out the raw water impeller. This is something that needs to be done periodically, and can be a bit of a chore...this time around it was a 2-hour project. The good news is that the new water pump that we installed last March has an improved design, and after 10 months and over 425 hours, the impeller still looked to be in great shape. Now we know that we can go a year or so before this needs to be done again.
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| An interesting sighting on the ICW the other day on the way to Cocoa. We believe that this is some sort of prototype vessel being tested by the manufacturer. When boat builders are testing boats out prior to full-scale production, they often look like this...all covered up and secret. It was probably about a 50' boat...maybe bigger. It was too shallow for us to get any closer. |
There is a 7-mile driving tour that you can take, with endless spots to stop along the way to view this pristine landscape. We had a blast...and here are some pics of just some of the birdlife that we saw...
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| American Coots...all over the place. |
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| White Ibis |
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| Wilson's Plover |
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| Northern Shovler...this guy almost never came up for air. He was scooping food off the bottom here where it was quite shallow. He has a large shovel shaped beak. Very pretty. |
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| Common Gallinule |
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| Taking a bath. |
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| Anhinga. |
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| Great Blue Heron in the foreground...and a Green Heron in the back. |
This post was mostly for the birds.
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