Courtyard Stuart

Today was chores day. It dawned sunny and very windy. I defrosted the two frigs, grocery shopped and did several loads of laundry. The clothing dried quite nicely in the fly bridge in the heat of the sun but I machine dried the towels.

We walked to the closest Publix. The marina staff had suggested it was only half a mile awa...

Officially we're at the Lake Worth Inlet a.k.a. North Palm Beach. We took advantage of a break in the weather to travel further south. This is definitely getting into the "mansions and manicured lawns" area today.

We left Hinckley's in sun and successfully negotiated the "Crossroads" - the junction of the St. Lucie River, the ICW and t...

Yesterday we enjoyed warm 80 degree plus temperatures and the Port Salerno Seafood Festival and today we moored at the Hinckley Yacht Service facility taking shelter from a howling north wind with temps in the 60s at best.

The festival was very well attended - someone said they get thousands and at times I could believe it. We enjoyed ...

Today really was a day of firsts - first anchorage, first use of the dinghy to get to shore, first glimpse of the Atlantic Ocean on this trip, Richard's first shower in the cockpit, first Wahoo - well maybe not the latter.

When we left Indiantown we had to negotiate a railroad bridge (mile 28.5) and then the St. Lucie Lock (mile 15.1). ...

Today we crossed Lake Okeechobee. It was wavy and filthy dirty but we did it! It is the second largest freshwater lake wholly in the continental US (after Lake Michigan) and the centrepiece of Florida’s water resource system. We used the open water route of approximately 25 miles. The chart plotter was so helpful in this crossing especiall...

I flew down south to visit some old friends who just got engaged, Justin and Emily, before heading abroad. They recently moved to Ft. Pierce, Florida where the average age is about 81 and all of the 4:30pm dinner reservations are already booked. To their credit, they do live right near the beach and have a boat docked about 200 feet from their h...

Yep. That pretty much explains it all. Mostly hung out and cooked some good food. Well, Josh did dinner for two of the three nights we were there. Stir fry the first night and then we had this awesome chicken dish that is made with sour cream and Italian dressing. It was delicious. Definitely went to the beach a lot and played some ball which wa...

THANKSGIVING DAY 2008 Teddy Wainwright and Ric************ have been in my autobiography since 1990!! I had moved down to Dutchess County from Columbia County and needed a job in the food industry. My high school friend from Boulder, Colorado suggested I go to Katonah and get a job at the Baker's Café. Ginger is a great music buff and knew the W...

A GRAND TIME WAS HAD BY ALL BY JAMES McGUFFEY If you're looking for a fun and friendly place to hold a family reunion or gathering of any kind in the Stuart, Florida area, look no further than the River Palms Cottages and Fish Camp. Don't be fooled by the name, while the fishing is great, there is much more to do for the landlubbers. My wife an...

Miami .... Flew in amazed at the size of the US and daunted by the prospect of what I had taken on. 1 year away from home at 34 years of age, travelling alone, Was I doing the right thing, having only been out of the country on package tours n'all. I Checked into the Clay Hotel / Hostel on South Beach in which I had booked a single room, just to...