Sunset crossing the Gulf Stream from Bimini to Ft. Pierce (after the storm.)

March 26, 2015

We undertook the long journey from Ft. Pierce to Vero Beach, all 15 sm miles today! We left Ft. Pierce around 1040 and travelled the ICW under mostly sunny skies. It was totally uneventful, watching the homes and boats go by. Most boats are now heading north. At first we were a bit concerned that we might be heading north too soon, however while enjoying breakfast in the cockpit Jorge spotted a flock of Canadian geese in their V-formation heading north so I guess we're not that early after all! We did our first bridge along the ICW, the Ft. Pierce North Bridge.

Approaching Ft. Pierce North Bridge as it was opening.

Passing under the bridge.

We arrived in Vero Beach around 1330 and set anchor just north of the mooring balls in a nice quiet area off the ICW. We didn't go ashore at all that day. Jorge had a siesta and I started reading a new novel.

March 27, 2015

This morning was pretty much a repeat of the previous afternoon with me reading my book but Jorge reading news on the internet. After lunch we decided to go ashore and check out the marina, more specifically the showers, laundry and garbage facilities.

Welcome sign to Vero Beach City Marina.

Check out the live oak tree behind the sign, the property is covered with them!

Vero Beach has a free bus service so we took the bus from the marina into town, visiting first West Marine and then the usual suspect stores, ie liquor and grocery stores! As we were waiting at the bus stop, a lady stopped and asked us if we were going to the dinghy dock at the marina. She offered us a lift as she was going right by it. Yes, she admitted we looked like boaters! She has been in the area for some forty years so knows what boaters look like. It had been a rainy and windy day with the temp dropping to 15C that night, brrrrrr.

March 28, 2015

Another lazy morning. After lunch we went to the marina and did laundry. I joined Jorge in the boaters' lounge where we "lounged".

Yesterday while at West Marine we meet a family from Cambridge, Ontario. Today we stopped at their boat for happy hour. Vero Beach Marina rafts two boats to a mooring ball when they run out of balls so the couple on the boat rafted to them also joined us for happy hour. It seems our three boats are all heading to Cocoa tomorrow, maybe another happy hour is to be enjoyed!