This is Wayne Huizenga's jet helicopter, which landed just across from us at the Floridian
This is a shot as we entered Fort Pierce Marina...nice spot, the only issue was that with a NE wind, it blew right into the harbor.
There are 2 Tiki Huts on site...one just a little nicer than the other one
This is a big area for charter fishing and catching sail fish...if you look closely you can see our boat down on the right (with the dinghy hanging off the back)
A look down our dock at Fort Pierce...our boat is all the way down on the left
On Saturday morning they have a cool farmer's market 
We chose to have our breakfast at the farmers market... a great Mexican burrito!
Here is a shot of the market early in the morning
You may remember me thinking I needed to check the generator impellor...as you can see...it needed replacing. Each of those fins should be the same length as the 5 you can see.
Log 120
Day 332
Saturday, April 18, 2009
1:00 PM EDT
Location: Fort Pierce City Marina...click HERE to see where we are on a map
Weather: 69 and cloudy...forecasted to be 78 and windy today
The winds kept up all night, blowing about 15 mph out of the ENE. We are at Fort Pierce Marina, and an ENE wind is just perfect for blowing the waves inside the harbor, so the boat rocked a little last night, and the waves slapped the boat as well.
On Thursday, we stayed an extra day at the Floridian, and spent more time with Jack and Char Meyering. In the morning, we took Jack’s boat to a new marina that Wayne Huizenga is building. It’s a great place, with room for about 190 boats, and also has about 100 mooring balls for those who want to pay $12.50 a night to tie to a mooring ball. From there we took the boat to a spot called The Deck, that’s been a Palm City item for many years. They have good food...but they also have grills where you cook your own burger...which we did. In the afternoon, we did some boat chores, and for dinner Jack and Char took us to a great little Italian place. Not much to look at...but great service and food. We had a great time being with them.
Yesterday...we started out the morning a little cool, but warmed up quickly. About 8 am Wayne Huizenga’s jet helicopter landed right next to the marina. If you see the picture...not a bad way to come to work. We left The Floridian about 8:30...and arrived Fort Pierce City Marina at about noon. The navigation was fairly straight forward. We first had to come 7 miles back up the St. Lucie River, and re-join the ICW, make hard turn to the left (north) and go about 20 more miles to the entrance to Fort Pierce Marina. The waterway through this area is fairly wide (sometimes a mile or so across), but the channel is still narrow most of the time. We only passed 2 boats along the way, and no big boats made us suffer with their wakes...so an easy trip overall. Once we arrived Fort Pierce we washed the boat to get all the salt off, and then completely wiped it down. It looks great. In the afternoon Deb took a walk into town, and I worked on the charts and plans going forward. Although we have really enjoyed our time the last few dinners, we were both looking forward to dinner on the boat, and getting back to our “normal” evening routine. Deb made a great chicken stir fry...and we caught up on American Idol. A great day.
Today...we went over to the farmers market for breakfast, and a look around. As you can see from the pictures, it’s a cool setup. They had a lot of things to eat, and the breakfast burrito caught my eye, but when I went to order it, I instead, ordered a lunch burrito. It was great. So great, that we went back for lunch, and had another one. Well, I did, Deb found a place that had jerk chicken. In between breakfast and lunch, I walked the craft show (that took about 5 minutes) and came back to the boat to check out the generator impellor to see if that is why there seems to be limited water flow. The bad news is, I was right (as you can see by the picture), and had to replace the impellor. The good news is, I carry a spare impellor, so I spent the next hour replacing it. Not a big job, but (like most things on a boat) hard to get to. Deb has been back and forth between the farmers market, and the craft show. She has not bought much, but enjoys them, none the less. This afternoon, Deb is talking about doing laundry, and I have a race to watch (last nights Nationwide Race from Phoenix) that I recorded. No matter what happens...it continues to be great living on a boat. Being retired, I’m not sure what I’d be doing if we were not doing this...what ever it would be...this is better.
I’ll keep you posted.
Bob
We chose to have our breakfast at the farmers market... a great Mexican burrito!
Here is a shot of the market early in the morning
You may remember me thinking I needed to check the generator impellor...as you can see...it needed replacing. Each of those fins should be the same length as the 5 you can see.
Log 120Day 332
Saturday, April 18, 2009
1:00 PM EDT
Location: Fort Pierce City Marina...click HERE to see where we are on a map
Weather: 69 and cloudy...forecasted to be 78 and windy today
The winds kept up all night, blowing about 15 mph out of the ENE. We are at Fort Pierce Marina, and an ENE wind is just perfect for blowing the waves inside the harbor, so the boat rocked a little last night, and the waves slapped the boat as well.
On Thursday, we stayed an extra day at the Floridian, and spent more time with Jack and Char Meyering. In the morning, we took Jack’s boat to a new marina that Wayne Huizenga is building. It’s a great place, with room for about 190 boats, and also has about 100 mooring balls for those who want to pay $12.50 a night to tie to a mooring ball. From there we took the boat to a spot called The Deck, that’s been a Palm City item for many years. They have good food...but they also have grills where you cook your own burger...which we did. In the afternoon, we did some boat chores, and for dinner Jack and Char took us to a great little Italian place. Not much to look at...but great service and food. We had a great time being with them.
Yesterday...we started out the morning a little cool, but warmed up quickly. About 8 am Wayne Huizenga’s jet helicopter landed right next to the marina. If you see the picture...not a bad way to come to work. We left The Floridian about 8:30...and arrived Fort Pierce City Marina at about noon. The navigation was fairly straight forward. We first had to come 7 miles back up the St. Lucie River, and re-join the ICW, make hard turn to the left (north) and go about 20 more miles to the entrance to Fort Pierce Marina. The waterway through this area is fairly wide (sometimes a mile or so across), but the channel is still narrow most of the time. We only passed 2 boats along the way, and no big boats made us suffer with their wakes...so an easy trip overall. Once we arrived Fort Pierce we washed the boat to get all the salt off, and then completely wiped it down. It looks great. In the afternoon Deb took a walk into town, and I worked on the charts and plans going forward. Although we have really enjoyed our time the last few dinners, we were both looking forward to dinner on the boat, and getting back to our “normal” evening routine. Deb made a great chicken stir fry...and we caught up on American Idol. A great day.
Today...we went over to the farmers market for breakfast, and a look around. As you can see from the pictures, it’s a cool setup. They had a lot of things to eat, and the breakfast burrito caught my eye, but when I went to order it, I instead, ordered a lunch burrito. It was great. So great, that we went back for lunch, and had another one. Well, I did, Deb found a place that had jerk chicken. In between breakfast and lunch, I walked the craft show (that took about 5 minutes) and came back to the boat to check out the generator impellor to see if that is why there seems to be limited water flow. The bad news is, I was right (as you can see by the picture), and had to replace the impellor. The good news is, I carry a spare impellor, so I spent the next hour replacing it. Not a big job, but (like most things on a boat) hard to get to. Deb has been back and forth between the farmers market, and the craft show. She has not bought much, but enjoys them, none the less. This afternoon, Deb is talking about doing laundry, and I have a race to watch (last nights Nationwide Race from Phoenix) that I recorded. No matter what happens...it continues to be great living on a boat. Being retired, I’m not sure what I’d be doing if we were not doing this...what ever it would be...this is better.
I’ll keep you posted.
Bob
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