It was in the low 70s when I got up at 0600. It rained a couple of times during the night and there were still some low hanging clouds being blown northward. That meant the wind was out of the south. Yea! The sun started peeking through the clouds a little after 0700 and you could tell it was going to be a glorious day.
There were four boats in the anchorage and we were the first to depart. By 0930 I shed the usual sweatshirt and donned a T-shirt. Actually, the jeans I had on were a little warm, but I kept them on just in case one of those low clouds decided to dump some rain. We seemed to stay in the cloudy zone and chased the sun until we neared Vero Beach. Things really warmed up then and the temp shot up to 84F.
Our destination today was Ft. Pierce and we made it to the anchorage about 1515. The problem was the anchorage was slam full plus the depths were much less than noted on the charts. It took three tries to find a marina that had space for us. We got a slip at Harbortown Marina and refueled too. The slip is a bit oversized and we have long lines out everywhere. There is a restaurant here and it is really busy.
We won’t be dining there tonight because we’re having grilled Spam with pineapple, roasted garlic mashed potatoes and green peas. The galley stock must be getting low. That’s OK because tomorrow we will be in Stuart. Yeah!
Location: Harbortown Marina, Ft. Pierce, FL MM 965
Started: 0730 Stopped: 1600
Distance Traveled: 50.2 mi, Avg Spd: 5.9 Max Spd:6.8
