Thanks everyone for the good advice!
It'll be good for her not to have her IPOD connected to the net all the time. I'm sure it'll be playing music most of the time which really is ok, 80% of the time, the other 20%... we'll just say isn't my kind of music.
Swampu: I'm sure an 8 year old will love it. At 8, any of ours would have been happy to be there.
Phil Fish: What is scurf?
Bringing friends will be a good idea in a year or so. As of now, we're still learning about our boat, ourselves! Watching us dock is quite comical I'm sure. Crabbing is an excellent idea, she likes that! Fishing will be a learning experience for all of us. We don't have any equipment. Thanks for all the encouragement. It is a very good idea to leave early as well.
CPseudonym: We'll definitely try to get her and the older one interested in the boat operations. We plan to anchor out for the first time this trip.
FF: Books... We love books, 4 of our 5 children love books, but of course 1 out of 5 doesn't. She's very athletic but not in the least interested in books which is pretty much impossible for me to understand. She does like to draw though...
Food, need to have plenty of snacks as well. She burns through calories like no one I know.
Again, thanks to all. If anyone else has a good idea let me know. I
really want her to like boating, of course. Can't wait to be on the water.