Back on the Boat

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Back on the boat in Port Canaveral this morning after Albuquerque and NYC.  Was awakened this morning at about 7:30 with a fish feeding frenzy underneath my boat.  Must have been some really big Jack or Snook down there chasing mullet as you would not have believed the thumping and splashing going on right under my bed.  Beautiful day here now, about 75 already.  Back in shorts, teeshirt and flip flops and loving it.  

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