Lantana to Fort Pierce

Unusual sunset sky... pink clouds.

We had anchored out at Lantana and were treated to a wonderful sunset sky.

We had a beautiful day to travel the ICW, with 11 more bridges in our path. The progress is slow with a lot of bridges, you either have to try and time your arrival to their schedule of either on the half hour or the quarter hour. Sometimes we were fortunate and arrived in time, sometimes not so fortunate and would miss the lift and have to wait a half hour till the next lift. Our travelling speed is limited to what the little 28 hp Yanmar diesel can generate, and then how much current and wind we are travelling against.

Our progress was hampered with winds that from time to time were approaching 25 miles per hour.

If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it.

We passed a marina along the way that had huge boats tied. You certainly become aware that for the top 1% of the population, there is no such thing as a recession. It is impossible to imagine the total value of all of these boats. Each and everyone of them came in the category; "if you have to ask the price, ...... you can't afford it"

Yes, it's a fixer upper. Handyman Special.

As we approached Jupiter there was a barge just off the channel with a house on it. The barge looked aged and so did the house. Peter's comment: "Yes, it's a fixer upper."

Then just up the channel a little ways we could see a red lighthouse on the shore.

Steve and Linda, chose a delightful anchorage for the night in the Hobe Sound, just off the channel. Getting rafted up to them proved to be a little challenging with the wind that was blowing thru there. The winds were expected to diminish into the evening.

Jupiter Lighthouse.

My turn to cook dinner tonight. Glad to return the favour. Steve has cooked all of the dinners so far. Linda is trying to adjust her diet to a vegetarian diet, and perhaps more to the vegan side. No cheese, or eggs. A vegetarian meal preparation from this carnivore girl will be an interesting feat. Although I have been watching what Steve has been producing and am willing to give it a try.

The meal menu was a vegetarian spaghetti, including salad, and refried beans and salsa appetizer. Steve had caught some catfish, that he cooked for another appetizer. Drinks on the flybridge and dinner on Surona.

Look close, pelican riding on outboard.

The men thought that perhaps their luck at cards would change aboard Surona. Not so much. A little better, but nothing to rave about. They at least put up a fight. Perhaps we need a new game. I never thought I would say it; but, winning all of the time loses its excitement. Too much of a good thing, I guess.

Sailboat race close to Fort Pierce

Today was another great day to be on the water. Only about 3 bridges today, and only one that we needed to request an opening. Pretty uneventful trip. We ran thru a small area of rain, but most of the trip was under sunny skies. We met a sailboat race of 4 boats as we approached Fort Pierce.

We opted to stay at the Fort Pierce City Marina. Time to do a couple loads of laundry, have a shower, and Peter was off to find a WalMart to buy a new international phone card to replenish our US phone for another month. Steve is preparing a vegetable pizza for dinner tonight. Sounds good. Mmmmmmm.

Look at the size of those boats. So much wealth in such a small area.