OtherGoose: First day of summer Feb 23

Monday, 23 February 2015

First day of summer Feb 23

February 23, 2015

OMG! We left Meridian Maine and headed back out to the ICW. We didn’t leave until afternoon because we were waiting for Jon and Joyce to leave and then we tried to get our internet expanded to cover longer... complicated process.

We went as far as “Lake Peck” which is barely a widening in the river at Mile 992 in the ICW, but Joyce and Job recommended it as a stop. There are 18 boats anchored here and across the river is a marina. It is Hobe Sound and Jupiter Island is beside us. It is a wildlife refuge and protected area.

OK, you might want to stop reading now. We went swimming in the ocean today. It was crazy warm! We anchored off the channel as Jon suggested and dinghied to shore. We walked over the dunes and went straight into the ocean. The water was warmer than the ICW, which is only 19C degrees. It was amazing! W were over there for two hours! We found turtle egg shells, shells obviously, kelp, and lots of other stuff. The sand was warm and rough... massage and pedicure all at once. And free!!

If tomorrow turns out to be as beautiful as today was, we will go back and lie in the sun for a couple of hours before heading further south.

We sat on the deck and watched the sunset, and now we will have dinner, rinse off the salt in the cockpit when the lights are out and then head for bed, after I talk to Liz.

So we think we have extended our time with Verizon but this has been very difficult to organize so we aren’t sure if it will still work. Keep checking to see if we are still online!

Anyway, here are some pics from today’s adventure.