Many
people arrive on their boat to Vero Beach, fall in love with it and stay. As a result it is has acquired the nick-name
‘Velcro Beach.’ We had no intention of
staying long, but we did need to wait for a weather window. It is an easy place to wait and the local
transit is free! ‘Free’ is the most
favorite word ever for cruisers, ie unemployed people that work really hard on
their boats.
Waiting we did, hiding from rain squalls, doing little projects, reading, walking,
and meeting new people. We found a sweet
shop aptly named ‘Cravings.’ Toasted
coconut ice cream was my poison of choice.
We also found a well stocked, well organized hardware store within easy
walking distance on Beachland. The beach
is only about a mile away and we would walk over there to peek at the ocean. Each time we have gone, the ocean looks
unhappy.
Doug on Moma Cal left
after one night. Two days later another boat
rafted up with us, ‘Huli Makai,’ a Baba 35.
The owner and his friends are from Roanoke Island, North Carolina. They are a nice group of young guys, a bit
frustrated because the weather has ruined their plans to sail to various locals
in the Caribbean and surf. They walked
to the beach with their boards and found more disappointment. It was so broken up it was not even worth going
into the water. The next day was more of
the same so they hitched down to Sabastian inlet based upon some anonymous tip. The backup plan was to watch football at a
nearby restaurant. Their friends have joined
us on the mooring. That makes three
rafted to this mooring, typical for Vero Beach, except the accumulated age of any
two of these guys is still about a decade short of anyone’s age here in the marina. I asked for a picture tonight to prove to
Marja that there still are young people out adventuring on sailboats. Youth can be refreshing and they have been
gentlemen. It is always sad when we part
ways with nice folks.
We will slip the
mooring Tuesday and join up with Barb and Barry in anticipation of a weather
window for crossing. If the Ham bans
allow, we will supply position reports during the crossing.
On a side note, here
is a shout out to Ellen and Jonathan on s/v Cupcake: Thank you for letting us know you made it
safely back to Maine. We cannot contact
you because we do NOT have your email address, please leave it for us in a comment
and we promise not to publish it!
Love
to all,
Dena
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