Day 187-193 Apr 19-25 Harbortown Marina Fort Pierce FL

When we were at North Palm Beach we were on the Gold Coast.  This is the wealthy....mega-yachts region of Florida.
Now....we are on the Treasure Coast...named for its history of shipwrecks and buried treasures.
We are still at Harbortown Marina in Fort Pierce waiting for UPS to deliver parts for our davitt system which went "south" on our way to the West End.

Fort Pierce is the center of the Indian River Citrus Industry.  The ICW tracks its way through the heart of the Indian River and it can be very choppy when winds reach 25 knots.  The guides recommend you stay in port and wait for fair weather. 

I'm Waiting

 

 

60 Foot ALL Electric Carbon Fiber Sailboat

 

 

Going to the top of the mast

 

 

Corp of  Engineers Boat

 

 

We rented a car since we need to provision the boat  and Saddi needs to go for a road trip.  She hasn't been in a car since her trip to the vet in Marathon.

 

 

I was Good

 

 

Oops

 

 

During World War II, Hutchinson Island provided the perfect grounds for US servicemen training for amphibious assaults.  Today, the beaches are still used for training Navy SEALS and we visited the Navy SEAL Museum which illustrates the training and missions of the Navy frogmen.

 

 

Interesting

 

 

Huey

 

 

From the Apollo mission

 

 

Captain Wallace rescued in Somalia in 2009

 

 

They are not built for comfort

 

 

Nice Ride

 

 

We stopped at the "local"

 

 

Freya and Don stopped to say hello