Rain, Rain, Rain In Vero Beach

It feels like weeks since we arrived in St. Augustine this past Monday. We have traveled every day since except for today. We along with Cathie and Tom S/V Interlude are on a mooring ball together waiting for the sun to shine here in Vero Beach. It has continually rained on and off since we left New Smyrna Beach on Wednesday. The media made such a fuss about the impending weather while we were at the city marina in New Smyrna that I was unable to get together with my Aunt Dot. It was, according to the weather channel, supposed to blow in tornadoes. The schools closed early as did other businesses but nothing happened other than a little rain. When they down play the weather we get hit, when they blow it out of proportions we get nothing. It's hard to know what to believe. Hopefully we will get together with Dot in the Spring or sometime this Winter.

We got into Vero Beach yesterday around 12:30. After securing both boats to the mooring ball (they raft three boats to a ball here), we met up with our friend Gretti. She loaned us her car to do some provisioning. It rained hard off and on all day. It stopped while we were in Wal*Mart only to open up as we were going to the car. We had a wet dinghy ride out to the boat. I can tell we are true cruisers now, we have been very wet several times in the dinghy. At least the temperature is mild around 70.

It's 3 PM now and we haven't been off the boat yet today. It has rained off and on all day. I was going to go to the Farmers Market this morning with Gretti but that was a wash. We had also planned to go to a Christmas Parade tonight but that isn't happening either. If we go in at all it will be to take a hot shower.

Our friends Andy and Sally S/V Seaquel plan to get to Vero today. We will complete our threesome when they arrive. At least we can visit being rafted up.

We plan to stay tomorrow so we can enjoy some of the charm of Vero in sunshine. We had planned to go to lunch with Gretti and Richard today but changed it to tomorrow. Lets pray for some sunshine.

I felt we needed something bright in the gloom of today hence the flower picture, taken in Beaufort, SC.