Merry Christmas!

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 Christmas 2021 and we have arrived in Fort Pierce after leaving our home port 7 days ago.

We left St. Augustine on Wednesday and put down the anchor in Daytona. It was a cold journey with a temperature of 8 C when we started out. Since we have no heat and no winter clothes, we were bundled up in layers - 3 pairs of pants, 1 long-sleeved shirt, 2 sweaters and a jacket for me.




Lots of pretty scenery on the way on the sun was shining. It gradually started to warm up - plus we were heading further south.

The next day our stop was Titusville where we filled up with diesel and pumped out the heads. We managed to snag the last mooring can and settled in for the night. Friday morning a lovely sunrise greeted us as we set out.


This was a long 8 hour day and we were tired by the time we stopped at a small anchorage just north of Vero Beach. A perfect spot to spend Christmas Eve.



We were having some trouble with our anchor and Gunter had to spend some time working on it. We were worried that we would have trouble getting it up the next morning. Luckily the next day it worked very smoothly - Merry Christmas to us. We also were able to sleep in a bit as Fort Pierce was only a couple of hours away and it was best to arrive there at high tide around 1 pm.

What a sight to see Lise and Steve greeting us at the dock - Lise took photos of our arrival.




Christmas dinner at one of the few outdoor patios open - fish and chips! Tomorrow we start some more boat work before planning the next leg of the trip in Florida - to West Palm Beach.




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