Jupiter's Smile left from Satellite Beach to Vero Beach early Friday morning in very light winds so we motored. When we checked into the Vero Beach mooring field we saw that S/V Chrysalis was there! We had met Skip and Mary in 2007 and traveled to the Bahamas with them.
We didn't hook up with Skip right away because he was not around - working at WestMarine in Ft. Pierce. I left our boat card in his dinghy and he couldn't believe it when he found it. Time warp!
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| Vero Beach City Marina fuel dock and office. A local, free (donations encouraged) shuttle bus transports one all over the county every hour, dawn to dusk, except on Sundays. The laundry is excellent as are the shower/restrooms. |
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| The view back towards the marina along a street that takes us to the beach. |
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| The homes are modest with beautiful trees... |
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| ...several with epiphytes hanging from them. |
We spent the night in Vero Beach and then went on to Ft. Pierce to visit the Farmer's Market.
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| At the Saturday morning (8AM-12 noon) market in Ft. Pierce, one can get fruit and vegetables.... |
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| ...decorative plants.... |
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| ...these are orchids... |
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| ...prepared food... |
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| ....healthy smoothies.... |
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| .... or just walk your dog, sit on the sea wall and/or people watch or shop for original art, carvings and jewelry (no photos of art, etc - that is forbidden) or speak to local authors hawking their books. |
While we were in Ft. Pierce, we got a phone call from Skip so we returned to Vero Beach for the opportunity to visit with him and plan our life raft re-certification adventure from there. We had a couple of dinners and drinks and caught up on old times over several days. Skip is doing well. He has a great cat, Breezy. It was a good visit.
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