Vero Beach

We are safely in Vero Beach public marina after a tense day on the water.This section of the waterway is a narrow ditch and winding around little islands.It started raining so heavy that it was nearly zero visibility,I put on our lights and stayed glued to the front window and we glided through to sun but with wind and black clouds coming around us.There are over 160 boats here  tonight with 3 boats to a mooring ball,Mike treated me to a dock for tonight so we can unwind and put out many more bumpers for rafting to other boats.Mike wants to install a gauge sensor for the holding tank and plot into the g.p.s. more waypoints for our way to Lake Worth and make the final decision on that crossing or Fort Lauderdale to cross to the Bahamas.I continue to cram more food and paper supplies into this small boat.Our friend Glenn arrives by van tommorrow so we can pick up more stuff if I find space.It has been very warm and humid except when on the waterway.I can`t say just how needed it is to have the full cavas enclosure on the boat.We kept dry in the downpour,warm in the northern cold winds and I haven`t even got a sunburn yet.

On the move again!

We left Titusville this morning and are now at Melbourne, as it would of been dark when we got to Vero Beach. If the weather continues to cooperate we will head for Vero tomorrow and then stop there for a couple of days before we continue south.

Watermaker install

After many trips to the local hardware store for various fittings and other sundry items the new watermaker is now installed and ready to be our new water source while cruising. This will save our backs and enable us to anchor out in more remote areas without having to haul water to bathe and cook with. Speaking of cooking we just returned from Lake Wales where we had a great Thanksgiving dinner with Chris's mom, her sister and her uncle. I just have to change oil in the diesel tomorrow, and then we will be ready to continue south to the Lake Worth area where we will cross over to The Bahamas. We don't know when we will cross over as we want to wait until we have just the right Weather to cross the gulf stream without a wind from the north creating large waves as it opposes the gulf stream.

Delta IV Heavy launch!

The pictures aren't great but there was a launch of the Delta IV Heavy missile tonight sending a spy satellite into orbit.

Titusville

 Well, we decided to stay at Titusville until after Thanksgiving as it is a good deal here, better than Vero Beach where we planned to spend the week. The drive from here to Lake Wales, where Chris's mom is will be about the same as it would of been from Vero Beach. While here I will install the watermaker that I bought at the boat show in Annapolis, and try and do a few other boat projects. It feels strange stopping for a week, we just want to continue moving south and cross over to the Bahamas. This is a nice Marina, a good deal, and a city bus stop right outside the marina that takes you all over, including Walmart, Target, Home Depot, and the town for only $1.25.

 We saw our first Manatee of the trip today, there were five of them in the marina eating all of the floating grass that had blown into the marina.

Thar she blows

Got blown into Titusville Marina this afternoon.After an enjoyable chance to unfurl the jib and cruise down the I.C.W. we ran into way too much wind that made for an interesting sudden turn in the Indian River and sliding into a dock here.Much bouncing now but ordered Pappa Johns pizza and have some red wine so all is good.We did find a Save A Lot store nearby.We have a resident Osprey here on a light post at the marina and friendly staff with Boat U.S. discount on diesel and dock

Daytona Beach.

Just a quick stop here at Daytona Beach, we want to keep moving now so we can be at Vero Beach to drive over to Lake Wales and visit Chris's mom for Thanksgiving. Will anchor somewhere around Titusville Thursday night, and then stop Friday afternoon at Melborne Harbor Marina and then on to Vero on Saturday.

When we were at the docks at St. Augustine the Pistol Shrimp ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC6I8iPiHT8 ) were realy loud.