2/28/15
Marathon FL
Posted by Bill

Today was a big day. First, it was day 2 of the national pig day celebration…something Tricia was really excited about, given her love for pigs. It included pig races which we bet on. She picked the names for the 3 races we bet on, picking Shakin’ Bacon, Katie Piggy Perry and Lindsay Lowham. We won 2 out of three and it was a hoot.

Before we left for the pig races we saw a manatee swimming next to some of the boats in the marina, and when we got back it was swimming by our boat…

…and by our neighboring boat of friends Bob and Cat. It hung around for close to an hour and was very tame. It loved having it’s belly rubbed:

It was very cool to interact with this manatee. Cat got into the water and the manatee was pretty spooked and swam away. We noticed scars on it’s back and chunks out of the tail, indications that it had some run-ins with boats…a real bummer to see:

A really cool day!