Update October,2009 - Northeast Harbor to the St John and back

Update October, 2009


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When we left the intrepid crew of Trader last, they were in Northeast Harbor, Maine. A lot has happened since which we will attempt to describe in this update and the November one which will follow shortly.

Trader and Katahdin anchored at Mistake Island

After a couple of days in Northeast Harbor, we left with Katahdin and sailed east to Mistake Island and then to Roque Island where we picked up a mooring in Bunker Cove and spent a couple of nights. The highlight of that stop was a dinghy trip to the great beach that forms most of the southern side of the main island. (Roque is sort of like a pacific atoll with several islands making a circle around a fairly large and deep harbor. Of course there are pine trees rather than palms and one does not go swimming without a wet suit!) There used to be a flight of sixty stone steps that would take one to the top of the island for a great view but now the owners limit visitors to just one end of the beach when they go ashore. The  two pictures are the boardwalk at Mistake Island looking back at the harbor and part of the beach at Roque.

The next day we traveled mostly with the current to Grand Mannan Island off of New Brunswick where we cleared Canadian Customs and had a nice dinner with Larry and Cathy. (The current can run 3 knots or more in Grand Mannan channel and this part of the Bay of Fundy. We were up early the next morning and traveled mostly with the current again to St. John, New Brunswick. We tied up to the “Market Pontoon” in downtown St John to wait for the right time to pass through the reversing falls. We timed the falls well and had an uneventful trip up the river to the Royal Kennebecasis Yacht Club (RKYC). We spent two days at RKYC getting organized. We also visited with Bob Harrity, a friend from the Yarmouth Cup Race who kindly loaned us his car for shopping. We then started up river, stopping at Whelpy Cove, and Gagetown where we spent 2 days playing tourist. We then went up to Douglas Harbor on Grand Lake where we reconnected with Mike McKendy and the Frederickton Yacht Club. The next two pictures are the RKYC Clubhouse and typical scenery along the St John.

We spent the weekend with the yacht club, participating in their campfire on Friday night and racing with Bob Bavor on his hot racing boat both Saturday and Sunday. It was fun to race on a boat that was all tricked out for racing with a crew that was very good, We finished first on both days! The following day we sailed to Cumberland Bay where we anchored in a neat cove near the end of the bay. We then returned to Douglas as bad weather was predicted. More bad weather was predicted so the next day we hustled back to Whelpy Cove and then to RKYC. Once again we really appreciated the hospitality of the Frederickton Yacht Club and RKYC.

Trader on the market pontoon

The weather was indeed bad that night and our mooring became increasingly uncomfortable. Some kind members of RKYC bailed us out and called us into behind the breakwater to tie up to their workboat. Things quieted down after that and we were able to get a decent night’s sleep. We had planned to spend the next day playing tourist in St John but the weather interfered again and the next day looked like a good one to go down the bay so we decided to go back through the falls and spend the night on the market pontoon. Everything was fine until we got to the pontoon and discovered that there were large swells in the harbor making the location uncomfortable. We endured an uncomfortable night and then left at 0500 to catch the tide and the good weather.

We arrived at Dipper Harbor about 10 AM just as the tide turned against us. We spent an extra day there waiting out another bad day and then spent one of those forgettable boating days that one just endures. We did have the current with us most of the day but we also had heavy fog, big swells and no wind for sailing. We went into Cutler where we tried to clear US Customs and got frustrated. We had been told before we left we could clear in there, but when we called Lubec they refused to come to Cutler (a 10 to 15 mile drive) claiming only commercial boats could be cleared there. There is nothing in Cutler. Why any commercial boat would ever go in there is beyond me! We called Houlton and were informed that as long no one left the boat we would be ok. They also indicated that we could clear in in Bar Harbor and Northeast Harbor.

The following day we again got off very early and motored the last 60 miles to Northeast Harbor. It was another foggy day with visibility less than 100 yards, sometimes as little as the length of our boat. The swells were less than the day before but there were more lobster traps to deal with. We arrived in Northeast Harbor late in the afternoon and called Houlton again to arrange to clear in. They sent a crew from Bangor, three people traveling over 50 miles to clear in Jean and I. I guess it was our tax dollars at work!. The individuals who came were very good and the process took less than 5 minutes!

We spent a couple of days at Northeast Harbor resting and enjoying Mt Desert Island. From there we went to Buck’s Harbor and then to Castine where we met up with another looper, Jack & Patsy McCord on Honga. After a day of playing tourist there ( the museum was quite interesting) we then headed to Warren Island where we spent another rainy evening. The next day we went to Camden for a day where we had a nice dinner with our friend Peter Van Alstine.

The trip back to Portland from there included a stop in Round Pond, Boothbay Harbor, and then Quahog Bay. At Quahog we again met up with Steve and Larry and Cathy. The weather had finally improved and we found the swimming there to be excellent. The trip ended the next day in Portland.

We spent the next few days working on the house and then Ron & Brenda paid us a visit so we went back out on the boat again, stopping at Potts harbor for Lobster stew and then on to Harpswell for the night. After a day at Sebasco Resort, we went back to Quahog Bay again for more swimming. We were again joined there by Steve on Nette and Larry and Cathy on Katahdin and Doug and Maggie on Majica.The next two pictures are the harbor at Sebasco with Trader in the middle of the picture and everyone swimming at Quahog Bay.

As Ron and Brenda were leaving on Sunday, we got a call from Tim and Jan that they had already arrived at our house! We got a bunch of precooked lobsters at the store and had a good lobster feed at the house.

Tim and Jan stayed with us for a couple of days and the weather was good so we decided on another boat trip. We took them to Quahog as it offers a good view of what cruising is like on a sailboat in Maine. The trip also included another stop at Potts Harbor for their famous lobster stew. They had to leave all too quickly on Wednesday morning!

We then spent another few days mostly working on the house. On Friday we traveled to Bangor to pick up the Gorgon’s truck which we would bring back to Hilton Head for them.That Sunday night we went to a “Florida night” party at our neighbors and then left on Monday for Cape Cod where we visited my mother and Ron and Brenda. Then on Wednesday it was off again. This time we were headed for upstate New York where we would spend a week or so with our friends Eldon and Dianne on their boat, traveling the western part of the Erie Canal.

We got off early and stopped for a late breakfast with my sister Sue. We then traveled to Seneca Falls where we met up with Eldon and Dianne on “Maine Visions”. Our first day there was a different adventure. We took the truck and did a circumnavigation of Seneca Lake. The scenery in that part of New York State is beautiful and there must be at least 40 wineries located on the roads that circle the lake. We stopped at a number of them, sampling everywhere and buying a few bottles. We also stopped at an Amish store and later an Amish market. It was interesting to see a number of food brands we do not ordinarily find, many of which were processed in New York or Pennsylvania.

From Seneca Falls, we pointed Maine Visions Westward along the canal. It was a wonderful trip! I got in a lot of practice locking and docking a single engine trawler with a thruster and the scenery was beautiful. They had made the trip once already so Dianne decided to follow us with the truck and do some shopping in the smaller towns, meeting up with us each evening. Among other places, we stopped at Lyons, Medina, Fairport and Tonawanda.

The next four pictures are Maine Visions at Seneca Falls, overlooking Seneca Lake, Jean and Dianne at the falls in Watkins Glen, and the Erie Canal approaching Lockport, NY.

The stop at Fairport was on the weekend and they had a festival going on with lots of street vendors and music. It was also an interesting town to walk around. Tonawanda marks the end of the canal and was also the end of our trip on Maine Visions. Thank you to Eldon and Dianne for another great time!

We left Tonawanda and headed for Hilton Head, stopping to visit Jean’s sister Gail along the way. It was two long days of driving but we arrived in Hilton Head just before Labor day weekend to find Sun Cat in good shape and waiting for us. Our adventures in Hilton Head will be continued in the next update.

Update 7/08/2009 Cumberland to Hilton and Portland to Grand Mannan

Hello to all

We are presently sitting on trader in Northeast Harbor, Maine waiting for the weather to improve before heading further east. It has been very cold and rainy for most of June and July but nonetheless we’ve found lots to do!

Boardwalk on Cumberland Island

Going back to my last update we were on Sun Cat in Cocoa, Fl. We traveled the rest of the way to Hilton Head with Sue and Larry on Sue Sea Q. From Cocoa we traveled to Daytona where we again had a nice beach walk and a good visit with our friends Bruce and Ellie. After a couple days there, we spent a night at the pine island anchorage just north of St Augustine, followed by another at the Kingsley Plantation where we walked the grounds of the remaining parts of the Plantation. Unfortunately the buildings were not open. After that we were off to St Mary’s where we had a nice walk and an interesting happy hour at the bar hosted by Cindy the bartender. Sue & Larry got a good introduction!

Ranger giving a tour of Dungeness - Cumberland Island

After that we visited Tom & Gerry (sea Knight) in Fernadina Beach where we enjoyed a nice dinner at their home. Then it was off to Cumberland Island for several days during which George on Time Out was able to join us for an evening on his trip north. I’ve mentioned Cumberland Island before and it has to be one of our favorite stops because of the great beach and wonderful hiking trails. It also has an interesting history and we learn a bit more about it each time we go.

From there we went to Jeckyll Island. We toured on the loaner bikes, and did something different, taking a guided tour through the historic district. While the tour can be easily walked (or biked) the tour permitted entry into some of the historic houses and we learned a bit more about those properties and the men who built them.

Jeckyll Island Club

From Jeckyll, we again went to Fort Frederica where we anchored off of the fort. We were disappointed to find that the dinghy dock was still unusable so we were not able to do another tour of the park. Maybe in the fall! After Frederica it was on to two more anchorages, Lincoln Creek and Bull Creek and then into Hilton Head arriving on May 1.

Our time at Hilton Head was fun. We enjoyed showing the place to Sue and Larry and had a good visit from Tim and Jan (Lamb Chop) as they headed north by car. We played many games of Mexican Train Dominos on Sue Sea Q, took in the Shannon Tanner show a number of times and of course enjoyed the beach and pool. All too soon it was time to return to Maine.

On our return to Maine (May 13), we found the house in good order but the weather cold and rainy. We did a few projects on our house, worked when possible to get Trader in the water, spent several days and evenings helping Steve with a project at his house and a week helping Bill clean and organize his house. Bill also took us on a good tour of Baxter State Park, a wilderness park in Northern Maine. Part of Baxter includes Mt Katahdin which is the highest mountain in Maine. We didn’t try to hike it and there was still snow on it.

Trader finally hit the water on June 2 at 6:15 in the morning and later that day we put the mast up at the yacht club assisted by Steve and a whole bunch of our friends. We had a couple of weekend trips to Jewell Island with Steve on his boat Nette and our friends Larry and Cathy on their new (to them) sailboat Katahdin. These were sandwiched around another trip to Bill’s, several days spent buying Bill a truck, and a visit from Sue and Larry from Sue Sea Q.

Sue and Larry had just purchased a land yacht and spent a couple of days visiting us, parking it where Trader had been. This was the inaugural trip for them. While they were here we got two good days and went sailing, spending the first day hiking on Jewell Island and the second visiting Admiral Peary’s house on Eagle Island after a stop at the Dolphin Marina for their famous lobster stew and blueberry muffin lunch. They helped us celebrate Jean’s birthday and lucked out by finding the twin lobster special at DeMillo’s floating restaurant. We also were able to introduce them to the Great Lost Bear with its offering of over 50 beers on tap. On that Thursday evening we went to a sea dogs baseball game but left after 3 plus innings because of the rain. All in all it was a fun visit.

Sue & Larry left on Friday and on Sunday we took off on a trip of our own. Our first stop was Montpelier, Vt. where we had lunch with Jean’s niece Lynnette. The next stop was at Bill and Jill’s home in Grand Isle, Vt. Bill & Jill own a Krogen 42 named Transition and did part of the loop with us. We had a pleasant evening catching up with them.

Dock at Tim and Jan's

The next day we headed further west to Fenelon Falls, Ontario to visit Tim & Jan of Lamb Chop. We spent a couple of fun days with them, touring Fenelon Falls, Lindsay and Orillia, Ontario. We also had a nice dinner at their friend Jane’s house in Lindsay one evening. The weather was good most of the time so Tim was able to borrow a boat and we took a long ride up the river they live on to see some more of the countryside. That afternoon we went out on Balsam lake, rafted to their friends Al & Monica and went for a swim. It was great to be able to jump off the boat and swim in warm water! In all we had a great visit with Tim & Jan.

Jean and Tim ready for a boat ride

On the way back, we again stopped at Bill & Jill’s who took us on an expedition to Burlington for dinner. There was a food festival, the Burlington Chew Chew taking place on the waterfront and we tried a few appetizers there. Bill had been involved in the planning of the revitalization of the Burlington downtown and showed us some of the changes and made and the background and history of some of the decisions leading to those changes. Bill was understandably proud of what had been accomplished there. We had a good walk on the Church Street pedestrian mall and a nice dinner at one of the restaurants.

Back in Maine, we made a quick trip to deliver Bill the truck we had bought for him and then got ready for the sailing trip we are on now. Bad weather forced a day’s delay in getting going and we finally got moving Friday morning (7/3). We spent that evening at Jewell having happy hour with Tim and Kathy on Cordillia and later joined by Larry and Cathy on Katahdin and Steve and Kim on Nette.

The next day started out nice and we had a good sail toward Boothbay. Nette was headed for Boothbay and Trader and Katahdin were planning to go a lot further, hoping to get across Muscongus Bay that afternoon. However, in mid afternoon a strong thunderstorm hit us. We had heard warnings on the radio and had gotten our sails down so other than a good soaking we weren’t seriously affected. However, the winds were strong enough to heel the boats substantially with no sails up and the rain was practically horizontal. Nette continued on to Boothbay where she found a good mooring and had a great fireworks show. Katahdin and Trader changed plans and proceeded up the Damariscotta River to Seal Cove where we anchored for the night.

The next day was a wonderful sailing day. We motored an hour or so out of the river and then set sail. We passed through Muscongus Bay, Port Clyde, up Muscle ridge Channel, through the Fox Island Thoroughfare that separates North Haven and Vinalhaven and over to Merchants row where we anchored in Merchants Harbor for the night. 54 miles, almost all under sail though some on the nicest scenery one will find anywhere.

Katahdin at Northeast Harbor

Monday started out warm and sunny with light winds and we headed across Jerrico Bay and through Casco Passage to Blue Hill Bay. The wind came up from the southeast and brought the fog in with it. We also passed on of the small cruise ships heading west across the bay as we were going east. At Bass Harbor Bar, the fog lifted again and we sailed through the western way and into Cranberry Harbor where we picked up one of the free town moorings. We then took a walk with the crew of Katahdin on the island, finding a woods road we hadn’t taken before. Unfortunately it ended in a swamp, not a beach so we backtracked to the boat and had a nice dinner on Katahdin.

The next morning we awoke to a strong NE wind and a rough anchorage, so we motored into NE Harbor ( a whole 7 miles) and picked up a mooring.

Steve & Jean

Waiting for summer to come to Maine!

Update 4/14/09 Stuart to Marathon to Vero Beach

I know, I know, I've been very late getting an update out! I had to go back to my last one to see where I left off and was surprised to find it was before we got to Marathon. In any event, this is what we've been up to for the past 2 1/2 months.

At the time of my last update, we were anchored in Lake Worth near palm Beach after a relatively short run from Stuart. The next day we went most of the way to Ft Lauderdale, anchoring in Lake Santa Barbara for the night. The next morning we were fortunate enough to find two moorings free at Los Olas municipal marina so we stopped there and went ashore. The crews of Lamb Chop and Sun cat were joined by Paul & Sue on Sweet Dreams and Janice & Ron from OB2 and we had a nice (but expensive) lunch at a Mexican restaurant on the beach followed by a good walk and happy hour at LuLu's.

The next day was great fun. We took the dinghies with Tim and Jan and motored up from Los Olas through the various canals to the New river, were we stopped, did some of the river walk and had lunch. We then dinghied through more of the canals back to Los Olas. Its really neat seeing all of the houses with boats parked in front of them on the canals. We noted many of both for sale. We also saw some very large iguanas. The next day we did an long bus ride followed by happy hour on the river walk and a walk near the beach at Los Olas. From there we traveled down the ICW to Miami Beach where we anchored in Sunset Lake, surrounded by nice homes, many with docks.

Welcome o the Keys- controlling depth less than 5 feet!

From Sunset Lake, we took the dinghies on a short ride through a canal to Sunset Marina where we visited with Claire and Steve on Wild Turkey and took a dip in their pool. That evening the six of us had a nice walk to South Beach (Tim and Jan had not experienced it before) and enjoyed a good dinner at one of the sidewalk restaurants.

ICW in the Keys

The weather forecast was not great so we decided we needed to get to Marathon quickly so it was up anchor early the next morning and we headed south and west once again, making a 70 mile run to Matacumbe Bight where we anchored again for the night. The next morning we were off early again and arrived at the Boathouse in Marathon around 10:30 that morning. It turned out the forecast was right and the wind blew very hard for the next couple of weeks, making us glad we had gotten down there quickly.

The stay at the Boathouse was way too short, even though it was planned for two months. It was a reunion in many ways as a number of members of the 'Marathon Navy" were there to greet us including Phil & Alice on Wonderland, George on Time Out, Larry & Sue on Sue Sea Q, Ken & Yetta on Stress Free, John & Pat on Gypsy Time, Mike & Jake on Kikeko, Ron & Janice on OB2, Allen & Suzanne on Kaos and Paul & Susan on Sweet Dreams. A later addition to the Marathon Navy was Ray and Linda on Summertime. Most of these boats had been with us in Marathon the year before an/or had done portions of the loop with us. We and lamb chop were welcomed with a trip to Sparky's that evening for happy hour and we felt like the party had started!

The Boathouse Marina

Eldon shaking hands with a dolphin!

One of the things we discovered new this year was that we could use all of the park facilities at Key Colony Beach which was a short bike ride away. These included a 9 hole, par 3 golf course, tennis, pickle ball, shuffleboard and bocce. I played pickle ball several mornings until I twisted my ankle and also played golf twice for the first time in quite a few years. (I actually won one day-unbelievable!). We had many parties including a number of birthdays, Mexican night, Bahamas night, and Italian night with everyone making up the appropriate theme dishes and drinks including 5 gallons of Larry's now famous margueritas.

While we were there, we were visited by our friends Eldon & Dianne and their friends Millard & Mary Lou. Among other things we toured Pigeon Key which was the work camp for the building of the railroad through the Keys to Key West and went to a nautical flea market. Their highlight was undoubtedly Eldon's swim with the dolphins at the dolphin research center one morning. Another highlight was a progressive supper hosted on the various boats. That party began with a simple statement from Dianne that she would like to see the boats and proved once again that with this group it is way too easy to get a party started!

The weather in Marathon was somewhat different from last year as it was somewhat cooler and quite windy. The first Monday we were there, we were over at Dockside for (what else) happy hour, dinner and entertainment when a strong storm came through, drenching us even inside the tent and threatening to bring the tent down.. Winds that night were clocked at 70-80 miles an hour in some places in Marathon and actually picked up and moved a wooden picnic table at one of the restaurants.

When we got back to our boats, we learned that the wind had ripped the track holding the plastic windows off of the back of OB2, had torn the canvas tops on Stress Free and Sweet Dreams and had also torn the track holding some of the bridge enclosure on Sun Cat off. Fortunately I was able to find the piece of track partially on the deck and partially over the rail before it went in the water.

Mike and Jake had a heavy duty sewing machine and Paul was able to repair the top on Sweet Dreams over the next few days. We were able to put the track back and remount the plastic but al of the zippers were shot so with a little guidance from Paul We were able to replace all of the zippers in both the bridge and the sundeck. - A huge improvement. That sewing went so well that we decided to make a new cover for the front windows so we ordered some more material and after a few days we had a new cover. It is a major improvement from the old one which is on its last legs. I also did a fair amount of routine maintenance on the generator and engines. One of the highlights of our stay was a sail under the full moon with Mike & Jake on their big catamaran.

In mid-March, we had to fly back to Maine somewhat unexpectedly as son Bill had major surgery. He came through the surgery pretty well and is now in a rehabilitation hospital getting his strength back. We expect him to return home shortly and want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

Once we determined that the operation was successful and he was comfortable with the rehab process we decided to return to Marathon, arriving there at the end of March after a brief visit to Cape Cod to see my mother and brother. We decided we needed to get the boat north in case we needed to return to Maine again so we left Marathon last Saturday, accompanied by Summertime.

Boca Chita

on the New River

Anchorage at Islamorada

So far on the trip north we have stopped at Islamorada where we anchored and had a nice dinner at Lorelei's, Boca Chita National Park (beautiful but the mosquitoes were fierce), and Fort Lauderdale where we stayed on the New River right in the center of town.


From Fort Lauderdale we spent a night near Palm Beach and then traveled to Stuart where we spent 2 days with our friends Bob and Allie, staying on their new dock. We had a couple of meals out with them and used their jeep to do a little shopping. We also had a nice meal at their home the last evening. Another good stop!

Larry and Ray at Vero Beach Park

Next we spent 4 nights at Vero Beach where we met up with Sue Sea Q and Summertime again. We spent several days on the beach there and also took a nice dinghy expedition. It was a relaxing stay and today we moved on, stopping at Cocoa again. The weather today was a bit stormy with thundershowers around us and some rain and wind as we made our way up the ICW. We made it nevertheless and wound up with a short tour of Cocoa this evening.

Still enjoying the trip!


Steve & Jean

(Pictures to be added later!

Update 1/23/09 - Jacksonville to Vero

Time sure goes fast when you are having fun!

I can't believe another month has gone by already. Our visit to Maine lasted until 1/7/09 at which time we flew back to Jacksonville. We had a nice Christmas celebration at home with family and another visit to cape cod to visit my mother, sister and brother and his family. We also got in a number of visits with friends and hope to see some of them here in Florida this winter.

Sun Cat was waiting for us when we returned to Jacksonville. She had gottem a new coat at bottom paint. I was very pleased with the service at Lamb's. They did a good job, at the agreed to price and in the agreed time frame. They also were very good to work with.

When we got to the Jax airport we were greeted by Phil and Alice from Wonderland and Paul and Sue from Sweet Dreams and we had a nice dinner out with all. The next day Lamb Chop's crew, Tim and Jan arrived . After a day of working on the boats all 8 of us jumped in Phil's mini van and went to a Barefoot Man concert at the Villages as guests of Sue and Paul. It was a really good time in spite of arriving back at the boats at 0100.

On Sunday it was time to get moving so we headed down the river accompanied by Wonderland and Sweet Dreams. We spent a night rafted at Pine Island and then headed for the Seven Seas Marina in Daytona where we were joined by George on Time Out. We had a nice pot luck dinner that evening on Sun Cat and all had breakfast out the next morning. All but Sun Cat headed south after breakfast.

We took a good walk and then met up with our friends Bruce and Ellie. Ellie made another wonderful dinner and we had a nice afternoon and evening with them exchanging travel stories. On Tuesday, Lamb Chop joined us at Seven Seas and on wednesday son Steve joined us about noon time, having flown down from Portland to Daytona that morning. We had a nice beach walk and toured Daytona a little.

The next day we headed south. The plan was to anchor off of Titusville for the evening but the wind was wrong for that so we anchored behind the NASA causeway. Sue on Sweet Dreams called us and said they had just spent 3 nights on a dock at Cocoa where they had rented a car and toured the Space Center. Our plan was also to tour the Space Center so we planned to head for the same dock the next day as Wonderland had also called to tell us about the dock. She also said there would be a rocket launch from the Space Center that evening. We had a nice dinner on Sun Cat that evening, all sharing a beef stew that Jan had made.

We arrived at Cocoa early afternoon the next day and found the dock wide open so we pulled in. We rented a car that afternoon and the next day drove over to the Space Center which was about 30 minutes away. Jean and I had visited the Space Center a number of years ago with Bruce & Ellie but we found the exhibits far more extensive this time and all 5 of us felt we had information overload by the end of the second day. The trip there made for a very interesting weekend however! When we were headed down from Daytona to Titusville through mosquito Lagoon we could see a large building. This is what it turned out to be. Its the Vehicle assembly building where they combine the shuttle, the fuel tank and the booster rockets and mount them on the pad prior to transport to the launch site.




The final product looks like this.






And this is a model of the shuttle. Our space adventure ended as we watched the launch of a delta rocket that evening while sitting on the sundeck. It was spectacular and one can only imagine what a shuttle launch would look like after that.

After Cocoa, we traveled to Vero Beach where we were assigned to moorings at the municipal marina. Lamb Chop wound up at the north end and we wound up at the south end. We walked over to the beach, enjoyed happy hour at the Pearl and at Mulligans, walked the park-the fitness trail confirmed the shape we were in! On Wednesday we went to the McLarty Treasure Museum at. Sebastian Inlet State Park . The Museum presented the story of the 1715 Spanish Treasure fleet and the subsequent efforts to salvage and find its cargo after it was sunk by a huricanne. The Museum also displayed many artifacts from the fleet.

Steve left for home later that afternoon and we spent a quiet night at Vero. The next day, we left for Stuart where we visited our friends Bob and Allie from Bali Motu at their new house in Stuart. Sun Cat and Lamb Chop were the first boats to utilize their new dock and we had a nice visit with Bob and Allie, touring their construction project and enjoying a nice dinner out.
Today we motored down the ICW to Lake Worth (North Palm Beach) through numerous Manatee zones. We and a nice relax afternoon anchored here with 25 +/- other boats.

Still having a great time.

Steve & Jean
M/V Sun Cat