Day 192: Friday, March 15, 2013

Port to Port: Stuart, Florida

Underway: 0:00 am      Motor Off: 0:00 pm      Miles Traveled: 0      Stayed At: Mooring

Mile to Mile: After our morning ritual (cereal for breakfast and long hot showers at the marina), we walked a couple miles to the closest post office to mail a box of junk we have purged from the boat (I’m not sure the stuff was worth $25+ to mail but it is what it is) and a surprise package to Jake then hit Publix for a couple items we need before our next Walmart run tomorrow. They have a wonderful deli where we like to order a chicken strip sandwich – amazing. We brought all our lunch parts back to the marina and ate lunch on the veranda overlooking the water.

We spent a couple hours updating our expense spreadsheet and plotting our route to Fort Pierce and beyond. We are getting excited to start moving north again now. There is always something new up ahead.

We motored back to the marina late afternoon to see what the St Patricks Day event at the park a couple blocks from the marina had to offer. I was craving a corn dog and Cindy wanted some type of BBQ. We ended up settling for a strawberry smoothie, a wonderful stuffed baked potato and some fun music. We were glad the event was free today, though, as the vendors were an odd mix of the strange (psychic), to the sketchy (chiropractors), to the way too common (lots of jewelry). I thing I’ve seen enough jewelry in the last few days to last a lifetime. We weren’t even a little bit tempted to spend money.

After a full and somewhat productive day, we dinghied back just before dark and quickly fell asleep to the gentle sound of ripples slapping gently on the hull. Another good day on the Great Loop.

(Here is a puppy fix Sarah and Jess).