Undertow Vero Beach

... tossed off an innertube at 30 mph, drinking and fishing. After some quality-time hanging out and catching up with the soon-to-be newlyweds (with a soon-to-be bedtime of 9pm) it was time to go. Next up - a visit with another buddy of mine on the west coast of Florida, who also just got engaged. They must have both been drinking that "special kool-aid"...

... is the Fort Pierce Inlet area. Surrounded by state parks, great surf beaches and family-friendly beaches, picnic areas, excellent fishing and boating opportunities, fantastic restaurants, both small and large hotels plus riverwalks along the parks and city center, this area offers something for everyone.

... Replacing the alternator

We shut the boat down and I sailed in circles for about an hour while Dave pulled the alternator off the engine and replaced it with the spare alternator. You can't have too many spare parts when you're traveling like this. We were about 100 miles from a Bahamian port so the closest port would have been Ft Pierce if we didn't have the spare.. It took him an hour to take out the old one and replace it with the other ...

... don't go there) I think I was getting more relaxed about having no control and beginning to enjoy the freedom of being able to look around more, doesn't it look like your going fast when you look out of the side window? But who cares? I'm not driving :) oh, oh - it's my turn again, I am driving :) :) Thanks Doug - yet again... So now Malc has had a taste of life on my side of the tracks and although I did the driving ...

... nights to get there. Once on the road, Andy and I were happy and just kept on trucking. We decided to stay at the "Flying J" Truck Stop Plaza in Fort Pierce. I checked the trusty GPS and found a State Park nearby where we could gain access to the beach! On our way to the beach we went by a County Park called "Pepper Park". It looked uncomplicated, free and RV friendly. We pulled in, walked over the boardwalk to a fantastic beach!! All ...

... last night and heard there might be a weather window this weekend for going to the Bahamas. She got talking to a very experienced couple who have been up and down the ICW and to the Bahamas seven times. They mentioned that coming back the waits for weather windows can be just as long and they had once run through all their stores just waiting for a weather window to leave from Lake Worth. Dave got up this morning and tried listening to the cruising ...

... Arequipa's largest public university. Miraculously, God opened this unprecedented door so that we were able to take speakers and offer a for-college-credit 4 hour seminar about professional values, ethics, business etc.. and cumulate with the speaker's testimonies and an altar call. We saw that vast majority of the students pray to receive Christ that morning. Considering the intensity of Satan's grip on universities in Latin America, it was AWESOME to ...

... old but it still came as a surprise and a shock. Thankfully when it died, a quick check of the chart showed that we had just enough depth outside the channel to anchor. Margaret ran forward to be ready to put down the anchor and we slipped out of the way of incoming boats to a safe spot with about 5 inches of water under our keel. Now to find out the problem. The motor would start and run fine for about 10 seconds, then stop. Start - stop. Start - stop ...

... that any where else I get them they never measure up. I seldom buy "fresh" fruit any more because it is so disapppointing. It was really nice years ago when you could only get certain fruits and vegetables in season-why? because now tht you can get them any time of year they always seem to be lousyespecially if you've had the real thing right from the grove. Anyway ...

... Cocoa Beach. They put on a good face in their adds because they want your money but they really hate tourists and will back it up with their police state mentality. If you are thinking of going to Daytona Beach-don't. Now back to the current story. After checking out soe of the old spots in Cocoa Beach I followed the coast on dow to Jensen Beach where my grandmother lived. I'll combine all the days ...