Now that we've completely hijakced this thread from the dolphin/pelican striker debate...

I'm glad you said that was a water hose. I was afraid it was the hose end of a beer-bong from the party going on! Maybe that's what the manatee was really looking for.

Manatees seem to migrate much further than anybody ever thought. There is the sometimes mentioned one dubbed Chessie that was first found at the mouth of the Chesapeake. He was tagged, and supposedly theyfound that he was making a yearly trek from Florida up the coast to the Bay and points much further north, only to return to Florida for the winter. Just like the rest of the snowbirds. I'm not sure if they're still tracking him or what.