CODA : Still in Palm Coast
27 March 2025
Palm Coast Marina, Palm Coast, Florida
Beautiful manatee mural at Orlando Airport.
Marc- Not much to report on today. I spent part of the morning refinishing another 6 feet of teak handrail. I picked up a rental car nearby and drove down to Orlando to pick up my buddy Michael who will crew for the next several weeks.
The airport had a few marine life displays that caught my attention with manatees and sea turtles. We spent the late afternoon doing more provisioning for the trip to come.
"Sea World" has a store at the Airport and today had a display about its rescue efforts. I spoke with a staffer who explained how sea turtles can be caught up north in cold waters where they cannot survive. The condition is called "cold stunning". In sea turtles this condition is similar to hypothermia, where they become lethargic and inactive due to prolonged exposure to cold water temperatures, often leading to stranding. A team rescues them from the beach and brings them south after warming them appropriately. They are released in the warm south Florida waters after a period of rehabilitation.
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