Stuart, FL to Vero Beach, FL

Date             March 30. 2012                            
Day              276
Departure     Sunset Bay Marina, Stuart, FL  8:20 am                           

Arrival          Vero Beach Municipal Marina, Vero Beach, FL 2:10 pm
Miles                43.3 
Cumulative   4217.4
Yesterday, Thursday, we decided to remain at Sunset Bay and do some housekeeping.  Lynda washed the boat and put some wax on the stainless while Bob worked inside and cleaned the air conditioner filter along with some other engine maintenance.

After fueling up with diesel (ouch, $4.34 a gallon!) we headed north up the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway.  We are now back in saltwater and on the last leg of our great adventure.  We have seen quite a few dolphins along the way.  But they are near impossible to get a picture of!  This one had sort of rolled on his side and looked at me with one eye!

After arriving at Vero Beach today's stop, and getting settled, Lynda went for a bike ride to the beach.  The town of Vero Beach parallels the shoreline.  There are many hotels on the ocean side of the street, along with a park/picnic area and a boardwalk for access to the beach.  Lynda did some shell hunting and finally had a chance to put her toes in the salt water!

On the other side of the street, there were many quaint shops of all types.  There were also a number of different turtle sculptures.  One of the sculptures is below.

Back at the boat, just before we sat down to dinner, this anhinga arrived and perched on the dock pole right next to the boat.  Looks like he was not too happy to be having his picture taken!!

Two dolphins arrived and swam around the mooring field just behind our boat.  Hopefully, before the end of the trip, I will be successful in getting at least ONE good picture of these evasive creatures!!

We are on the move again tomorrow; on to Cocoa, FL.  We need to keep moving to make up for all the down time we had in Ft. Myers!