March 26, Day 274 – Peck Lake, Jupiter Island to Causeway Island, Fort Pierce

It rained during the night and this morning it was cloudy with a definite threat of rain in the air. We had a leisurely breakfast and raised the anchor around 10:00 and were underway to our next destination. At first we were only going to Jensen Beach, but decided to press on to the Fort Pierce area. It rained off and on most of the way, but was a relatively easy trip. We arrived at our anchorage for the day just before 2:00. A pretty short day.

We received word from our friends, Steve and Karen, that they were in the Orlando area and, that it we didn’t have a full day planned on Saturday, they would drive over and see us at Vero Beach. Well, we jumped at the chance to have them visit. They are the same couple that spent a week with us on the boat on the Trent Severn Waterway and Georgian Bay in Canada last summer. It will be great to see them again!!

We did a few chores, planned our itinerary for the next few weeks and then relaxed the rest of the day. By the time we went to bed it was clear outside and the stars were shining brightly. It is supposed to be a very nice weekend.

When we left this morning, the sky was very dark. This picture was taken around 10:30 a.m.

A shot along the Intercoastal. This area wasn't nearly as commercialized or built up as what we've seen the past several days.

Another shot of the shoreline

After about an hour we came to the Jensen Beach Bridge. It was quite pretty with a park and playground area.

Part of the old bridge had been left as a fishing pier

We passed the St. Lucie Inlet. You can almost make out a boat or two coming in from the ocean.

This is a dredge going up the St. Lucie River. This leads to the Okeechobee Waterway. Some people doing the Great Loop catch the Okeechobee at Ft. Myers on the western coast of Florida which comes out at Stuart, on the eastern coast. This eliminates going to the Keys.

A view of our wake and the sky behind

Gerry did a little fishing from the boat. Caught a couple of catfish and let them go.

By sunset, the sky was clear. The horizon did not lend itself to a particularly beautiful sunset, but it was quite colorful, especially compared to what the sky had looked like for most of the day. Red sky at night .... sailors delight. Yeah !!