Said goodbye to Coconut Grove!
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| Looking down on Coconut Grove mooring field, Dinner Key marina in background |
While waiting for the first bridge of the day, another Island Packet 31 pulled up behind us. This was the first sister boat we had seen. We called on the VHF radio and chitchatted all day, then got together when we anchored at Lake Boca Raton. Vince and Mary on Zen Zone are from New Jersey and had been in Key West.
March 11-12
Next we headed on to Lantana. Went by more mansions- they go on and on along the ICW!
Stayed an extra night in Lantana, explored the town (South Palm Beach) and walked to the beach.
A pelican came and landed on our boat. He just watched us for a long time and we had a hard time encouraging him to move on!
March 13
Back onto the ICW, we travelled to Peck Lake anchorage, north of the Jupiter inlet. The water is absolutely beautiful at this inlet!
At Peck Lake, we were anchored just over the dunes and could hear the ocean waves all night. We got up early, took the dinghy ashore and took a long walk on the deserted beach.
There were Portuguese Man of War on the beach and we have also seen some on the waters.
They look like colorful discarded plastic bottles floating and can grow quite large with very long tentacles underneath. Unfortunately this is their season. We have heard the sting is very painful. This is a dead one washed up onshore.
March 14-16
Decided to go to Stuart, which is a town off the St Lucie River. Stuart is known as the capital of sailfish fishing.
This is where the Okeechobee Waterway will take you to the west coast of Florida. It is also trawler territory, so we decide to have a look around. Stayed at Sunset Marina in their mooring field. They even have a cruisers bus that takes you out to the shopping areas.
We found a great Farmer's Market. And celebrated Carol's birthday with a concert at the Riverfront Plaza with Jannelle and Random Play- fantastic!
Had a lovely dinner out for Carol's B-day and watched the sunset…
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