Even though we saw 5 manatees bobbing gently in the water at Marcos, I was tired and frustrated. Figuring the sun was going to be up in 4 hours anyhow, I suggested to Mike that we struggle on. And so it was, our first full-day slog: me sleeping while rowing and Mike sleeping while steering. To help keep us awake and to stave off hypothermia, we set out the stove and brewed some hot coco.