Webasso Bridge to Manatee Pocket (!!!) (anchor)
February 3, 2022
We slept with our portlights open last night for the first time on this trip. It was lovely to feel the breeze and our anchorage was pretty quiet. We tend to go to sleep fairly early which means we usually wake up early, too. This morning I took time to watch the sun rise.
We spent another day heading into the wind. Between the small waves, the wind, and boats passing us going the other way, we had lots of salt spray on our isinglass enclosure. I miss windshield wipers!
The water is getting prettier. Somehow it’s changed to beautiful blues and greens.
We need to get a wash down pump so we can clean our anchor and anchor chain…so it’s another trip to West Marine, this time in Stuart, Florida. We were able to anchor in Manatee Pocket (I am so hopeful we will see one!) and then dinghy to a public dock.
This life is a slow one: we travel about as fast in a day as we would in an hour by car and when we get ashore, we wait for Uber. I am learning patience daily.
Of note: we have laughed about how many times we have stayed near some sort of bridge or heard a train. The soundtrack of our very first night on Lailia included at least five trains. There’s no bridge here but… we’re hoping that we heard the daily 7:13 train.
Tonight’s low is 67°. We’ve dug out our fan so I should be able to sleep. This little pocket is really calm; we’re not feeling any of the forecasted 7 mph winds.
Life on Lailia 
Beautiful sunrise!
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Hope you get to see the manatees! It’s a delight to follow your journey.
Take care, Nicole Ayers
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