Appeared to by a white pelican flock
Photo of an island full of roosting pink birds - couldn't tell what they were.
Well, our favorite mechanic Al, of Al's Marine Service, got all the parts and put us back together on Wednesday, Thursday, finishing up Friday morning.
Engines run great and so does the generator (until the next time it breaks).
We then did a short test run and dropped Al back off at the marina and were on our way by 1.
We anchored for the night in New Smyrna Beach, in a parallel channel to the ICW. Rather narrow, but very calm water. We were underway until almost dark.
Saturday we have to go 110 miles to get to Vero Beach! That is the longest day we have ever run.
Haulover Canal Bridge is open while undergoing repairs
Pleasant way to spend a weekend, kayaking the Haulover Canal
We had to pass under the NASA railroad bridge at Titusville and had heard it was closed during working hours for repairs. Luckily, it is open on weekends, so we breezed right through. I had read from some other boaters their stories of having to wait up to four hours for it to open for them.
We spent the night at Vero Beach Marina and there we finally met up with some of our Bahamas cruising friends. It was like homecoming! Dee and Ed on Sea Fox X, Carl and Deb on Diva, and Wayne and Sharon on My Sharona were there and all joined us for dinner at the Riverside Cafe. It was great to catch up with everyone and find out what everyone had done all summer and where they plan on cruising this winter.
Another "Penny" boat
All but Diva, include the Bahamas in their plans. Diva is looking at cruising to the Keys, passing Cuba, and heading to the Yucatan Peninsula and Belize this winter. We will certainly miss them if they do that. We had been thinking that if they open up Cuba next year, we might do that trip next winter instead of the Bahamas - we will see next year when the time to decide occurs.
Since the Vero Bus Municipal transportation does not run on Sunday, we decided to press on to Lake Worth on Sunday. It is 62 miles and was a long afternoon's -well into the evening - cruise.
As it started to get dark, we noticed so many of the large and small homes already decorated for Christmas. The lights along the roofs and docks turned the ICW into a magical place. This was the first time we had cruised in the dark.
We successfully anchored in a pretty full anchorage in Lake Worth in the dark - always an exciting thing to do, had dinner and crashed for the night.
Well, that is one way to make a living
I guess you'd call this a "Cruise-In" Restaurant
Monday we rented a car and went about 20 places on our list of items to get, and all were successful, except that the mail did not arrive. If it comes in a day or two, Shipping Plus will forward it to our next marina in Fort Lauderdale, otherwise, they will return it to the post office. This has only happened to us twice in the three years that we missed a delivery. Oh well, stuff happens. By the end of the day, we were officially "shopped out" and were anxious to get back to the boat. Then the problem of where to stow everything wed bought got underway. Think we should tow a storage unit behind the boat.
Not going anywhere soon
Not going anywhere - ever
Tuesday we'll be in Fort Lauderdale and meet up with the folks on Cat's Paw, Carleigh, and My Sharona for Thanksgiving dinner! These are all folks we met last year in the Bahamas. We purchased the turkey Monday our usual way - not by pounds per person," but by "inches per convection oven." Last year, that was a 17 pound turkey, this year, Bob found a 20 pound turkey that met our measurement requirements.
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