Once we left Stuart the east coast was finally in site. Reached it in an hour or so, whooo hooo, along the way we noticed a dinghy with 4 or 5 smaller dinghy's behind it all in a row (pics) it was the cutest. Looked like a human version of mama duck with her young in tow. We ended up anchored out at Fort Pierce. Mike went for a swim and cleaned the bottom of the boat. Lu sat out and read a bit. Dixie and Dicky decided to stay in Stuart a few days. The next morning we were ready to move on when a neighboring boat owner motored over and asked Mike for help to haul him up the mast to repair his anchor light that broke during the night. They were Jacques and Patricia DeVall from Vero Beach, which is where we were heading. They said the city marina was a nice place to dock and the city bus passed right there. It has quite a few routes around town. The only route we were interested in was the beach and a shopping center. So, off we went. The beach(pic of Atlantic Ocean) had a really nice park with statues of sea turtles(pic) every so often. Like the pelicans in Lafayette. The shopping area there was upscale. So we did some window shopping and of course found an ice cream parlor. (pics).
The next 2 days were spent in Cocoa Beach. Their historic district and main street are only 2 blocks away from the marina. As we were walking along the dock, heading up to the marina office, I noticed a few jelly fish (pics). Neat little creatures, but not something you want to play with in the bathtub. We did alot of walking, looking and shopping. We ate at Ryan's Irish Pizzeria and Pub. (go figure). Have to say it was delicious. Mike had a Stromboli and Lu had a ham & cheese sub. We visited a hardware store that has been in business and same location for 125 years (pics) It reminded us of Dixie Hardware, before renovations to the opera house.It had everything you could imagine. Also took a few pictures of the shopping and historical district at night. Hey maybe once the trees on main street in Crowley have grown, lights can be placed in them, like this main street has. This is another one of the interesting places we have stopped and enjoyed. We are now hoping to make our way to Titusville, near the space center. Later, Lu & Mike