North Palm Beach to Stuart, FL

Today:          35 miles         7.1 hours          ICW St M “983.4”

Total:       1694 miles    245.1 hours

Crewing in the rain

     We left Old Port Marina under very grey skies.  We no sooner traveled about 3 miles when the heavens opened up.  Boy! Are we glad we have the enclosure!  The rains and winds continued for about 4 hours and we were able to stay dry.

     There was a lot of large boat traffic in the Palm Beach Area.  Most were south bound and probably heading out to do some deep sea fishing.

Bailey getting comfortable

     We arrived at Sunset Marina, Stuart around 3.  It is a very cruiser friendly marina, with docks for about 200 boats, while the mooring balls number close to 70.  There is a patio with fire pit, BBQ, large and comfy chairs, coffee shop, ships store, close to the center of town, and friendly staff.  We have friends who have stopped here in the past and highly recommend it.  For us, it has always been slightly out of the way and makes for a short and extra day of travel.  It seems like we are always more focused on our trip north. 

     This time we looked forward to our time to visit with Diana and Bill from SV YARY.  They are preparing YARY to place on the hard so they can head back home to Toronto.  Over a delicious chili diner, we caught up on our adventures since we parted company in January.  They have had a number of friends come to visit while they were in the upper Keys. Like us, Diana’s mom has some issues and she needed to head home to be with her.  They hope to have the boat on the hard and secured for the hurricane season within the next week or so. Then they will head home for the summer.  We really hope that the return to Florida next fall to continue their adventures and our paths cross again.

    

~ ~ ~ /) ~ ~  K & P