A day around Fort Pierce

Friday, Nov. 1
  They rented a car and toured about Fort Pierce.  The car was also rented to drive down to West Palm Beach Airport, Saturday morning at 5 AM to catch flights.

Adam, Drew and Reuben


Here's the nice jetty walk.  The top of the rocks was paved for access.  Adam and Drew looking out at the Fort Pierce inlet.

The day must include a swim at the broad beautiful beach in 82-degree water.  Nice and deserted.



Adam swam out beyond the breakers. 

 That night they ate at the new, a bit pricey Braford Steak House in FP. 

Lots of well-roasted veggies for Adam, the perfect meat for Drew, and a good steak for Reuben.

Another night after everyone left Drew went to the famous Buoy 12A Restaurant for rack of lamb.




 And so the end of another voyage from Marblehead to Fort Pierce, for the 6th time.

As the sun sets slowly in the west ... Shawnee at anchor (previously on the trip.)

Landed at the slip at Harbortown Marina Hurray!!

"Break open the champagne!" says Reuben.  "We're here!"  Always a high after a journey at sea.  They did take showers on the way down during a calm stretch.  Shawnee has a large water tank and enough energy to keep it warm.
   Nice to be on terra firma.  And it's 87 with a pool nearby - NICE.  All fixes aside it's been a perfect trip south.
  The crew, Adam and Reuben, fly home on Saturday.   Drew, happiest I've heard his voice in a long time, will finish tidying up the boat, plugging in at the dock for A/C and cable TV.

On this map, you can see North and South Hutchinson Islands north and south of the inlet.
Much of that coastline is public state parks, especially on either side of the inlet.  Don't know why it's not marked in green.  The whole south side of the inlet is restaurants, hotels, US Coast Guard, public beach, and an aquarium with a waterside walkway part of the way from the jetty end.  I sometimes walk from the blue arrow, Shawnee at the dock, across the north bridge to the beach.  Both sides of the roadway are all state parks, palm forests, boat launches, fishing docks, kayak launch places, and facilities.   That's why we like it - not so built up...yet.  Good biking too - free bikes at the marina.