So, another week goes by without a post to our blog! Hmmm. You’d think we were distracted or something? Well, Thanksgiving week, Boca Raton, family & new friends!
We left North Palm Beach and made our way south. We had a slip reserved for two nights at a luxury resort, the Boca Raton Resort & Marina, for the day before Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving day. Since we arrived earlier than that, we anchored off the waterway just in front of this large resort in Boca Raton Lake. We were surrounded by multimillion-dollar homes, glittering lights, and beautiful yachts. The weather was hot and humid, so it was a treat to jump in the beautiful blue water to cool off. And, we were able to dingy over and still use the amenities of the resort, even though we hadn’t yet “arrived.”
On the 26th we entered our slip at the resort and began to discover how exclusive this resort really is. A few signs:
• We were the smallest boat in the harbor
• We are not famous (Adam Sandler was said to be “on-property," Dave Maraj had the second smallest sailboat, an Oyster 57 – Dave is a winner of the Lemans 24-hour race, we Googled him, racing must pay well!)
• We don’t drive a $200,000+ car (In four days we saw more Rolls Royces, Lamborghinis, Aston Martins, and Ferraris than we’ve seen in our entire lives)
We were happy to borrow Courtney’s new VW Bug to get around!
Without getting into too much detail we enjoyed every pampered minute. This place is over the top. Two 18 hole golf courses, marina, five restaurants, Spa, etc, etc. The Sushi restaurant was Chef Morimoto’s, the Iron Chef!
On Thanksgiving Day we were invited to dine with Courtney’s boyfriend Paolo’s dad and girlfriend and one other couple. Kris, Paolo’s dad, was an executive chef at a prestigious NYC restaurant at one point in his career. Dinner included a 32 pound turkey and eight side dishes, all gluten free for Courtney. The food was beyond description, just amazing, as was the evening. Many thanks to Kris and Ivona, Paolo and Courtney for including us.
During the next few days we found it hard to leave, so we kept extending our stay. But, today, Sunday, we left to head north again to Vero Beach. We are currently anchored for the evening adjacent to the ICW in Hobe Sound, between Jupiter and Jupiter Island. Tomorrow we expect to pull into our slip in Vero and stay for the month of December.
