Time Flies!

Here it is Wednesday, May 11 -- a week since we leave Marathon! We've had simply gorgeous weather, Ivory Lady is behaving like a Lady and the Captain & Admiral are enjoying life to its fullest!

Since our last posting, we journeyed from Miami (Key Biscayne) to Ft. Lauderdale (Coral Ridge YC) on Saturday with sightings of two manatee, stingray and flying fish. On Sunday we were joined by our dear friend Judy Ambury for the trip to Boca Raton (Royal Palm Yacht Club on right). The journey up the Intracoastal Waterway is so enjoyable with all the HUGE boats and homes lining the way. Lots of bridges, but fortunately, we don't require many to be opened as we can drop the mast/antennae and make it under 18 feet.

On Monday, we continued our journey to Jupiter (this is us leaving our slip in Boca) where we enjoyed Admiral's Cove so much that we stayed another day. It's a huge development with amazing homes, great pool & hot tub and a delightful harbormaster (Lee). That allowed our good friends, Tom & Marie Smith aboard Adventure to sync up with us for a lovely dinner last night.

Today was another "slow day" with many no wake zones for manatee, so the 34 miles took us almost 4 hours. Lots of good memories in these parts, as this is where we found Ivory Lady just over a year ago!! As we came through Jupiter, we again marvel at the beauty of their lighthouse.

We are now at Harbour Ridge (clubhouse on left), up the north fork of the St. Lucie River, with a cold iced tea in one hand and a good book in the other!!

Tomorrow we head out early -- in hopes of making the 7:30a or 8:15a bridge opening @ Dixie Highway -- otherwise, we're there until after 9a, due to limited openings during rush hour.

Destination tomorrow is The Moorings Yacht Club in Vero Beach, about 45 miles. We visited there on the way down last fall and it is a FABULOUS facility, thanks to hurricane insurance!! We'll be there for the weekend for the FCYC (Florida Council of Yacht Clubs) meeting, where we'll be joined with our great friends, Willy & Caryn Bain, along with Tom & Marie, Joe & June and Tony from our Marathon Yacht Club family! Lots of fun to be had -- more later, dear friends!