You are probably wondering where we are and why there has been radio silence for a week!  We blew past Vero Beach last Sunday and stopped about 10 miles south in a nice anchorage in Fort Pierce.  All of a sudden several obligations popped up for us and we had to make some tracks.  The next day, after five bridge openings within as many miles we finally made it to North Palm Beach Marina. This relatively short trip required us to either rush to the next bridge in order to arrive for the scheduled opening (usually on the hour or half hour) or slow down so we didn't have to drift around in a tricky current while waiting for the bridge to open. We've been in North Palm Beach ever since!

We had daily visits from dolphins on our way. Amazing!

Our daughter, Courtney, came up from Boca Raton to have dinner with us and take Sharon back to pick up her car, which has been under Courtney's watchful eye since it arrived via truck in September.  Greg had to get to the airport early Tuesday morning to fly back to Boston for client meetings.

Sharon spent the next three days doing serious boat clean-up, laundry and shopping.  It was interesting to note how freeing it was to suddenly have a car at our disposal again.  We have already gone through a couple tanks of gasoline between running around, airport shuttle, exploring the area and visits to Courtney.

It has been great to be in a protected marina.  We have seen a lot of rain in the last week.  For the first two days here, it rained most of the day.  We saw one day of sun and then a couple more days of rain. Seems to be a system hanging around.  The last two days we saw 20-30 knot winds.  We look forward to more sunny days ahead though.  It has been in the low to mid-70's most all day and night. Today and tomorrow it'll be mid-eightys and the rain will subside!

Yesterday we visited a really nice nature park about 2 miles from here, John D. MacArthur Beach State Park.  The nature center had a couple of loggerheads that were being nursed back to health in preparation for releasing back into the wild.  There were also several aquarium tanks with local fishes and critters.  It has a trail system among mangroves, Lake Worth in the middle of it where you can kayak, and also has a long boardwalk to cross the lake and then walk the Atlantic-side beach.  With winds howling above 30 knots, here is a look at the boardwalk and the surf. The water was the most beautiful aqua color!

This morning we have some boat chores to do. This afternoon we hope to catch the Patriot's game at a local sports bar if we can find one with the Pats game on.

Tomorrow we'll continue south to Boca Raton for Thanksgiving, spending it with Courtney, her boyfriend Paolo, and his family.  We hear his dad is a talented chef having been the executive chef at a well-known NYC restaraunt sometime ago. So, we're looking forward to an festive outdoor Thanksgiving feast down here in sunny southern Florida.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.  We have much for which to be thankful!  Most of all, we count all of you, our friends and family, as that for which we are MOST grateful.  Blessings & love to you!