As you may recall, we last left you at Daytona Beach on our trip south. Two uneventful days on the Indian River with anchorages in Titusville (Cape Canaveral) and Eau Gallie (Melbourne) were mercifully uneventful.
The Indian River is about 3-4 miles wide but only 4-5 feet deep. The channel dredged in the middle has 8-12 feet of water. So, it is mostly an exercise of staying in the channel. Fairly repetitive scenery along the way, mostly mangroves and small islands.
This area was hit hard by two hurricanes in 2004 less than three weeks
apart (Frances and Jeanne). What Frances didn’t wreck, Jeanne did. The shoreline is still littered with half sunken boats, pieces of docks and houses with partial roofs. 
We still have not seen a Manatee despite the many signs of warning. Of course, we didn’t see any Indians on the Indian River nor bananas on the Banana River!
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