Vero Beach

Also known as "Velcro Beach" in the cruising community, reason seems to be that cruisers that get here, tend to stay here. Easy to get around; free bus; lots to do and see, reasonable prices, warm air; what more could you want. Anyway, we'll be here 'til Sunday; gotta wait for the mail and some parts to catch up to us.


Last night, and this morning for that matter, the winds howled, the boat thumped, pitched, and banged; sleep was a bit scarce. But, life goes on anyway, so up and get'er done. Couldn't cook breakfast, 'cause the stove won't hold still in any wave action; we certainly had lots of that going on. Cold stuff works; cinnamon buns, fruit, cereal, did just fine. Yanked the anchor; down the ICW to Vero Beach. Easy trip. Into the Vero Beach City marina; mooring ball/can # 50. Deal here is that there are a limited number of buoys available and an unlimited number of cruising boats wandering in looking for a place to stay. More boats than balls leads to the nautical miracle known as "rafting up". That way you can get two or three boats on one ball. Interesting exercise to participate in. At this point, we are the sole occupant of ball #50. Should a boat of similar size and type arrive, we will have a very close neighbor. The raftee, should they be present, gets to watch, try to direct, and twitch, as the rafter; the boat tying to the already moored boat, makes its approach. Situational control can bounce back and forth like cloud to cloud lightening. Throw in clashing egos, inept, or hesitant crew, and the whole process can get frazzled pretty quick. All part of the adventure.

Scooter will be here 'til the mail arrives, then on to Indiantown, FL to stage for the Lake O crossing. Until then, repairs, modifications(as in improvements), laundry, provisioning, etc will keep us busy for now.
In response to the request for a picture of Scooter; here ya go.
Thanks to all for following along; we've enjoyed having you aboard.
Catch you on the flip side.