Anchored Out in Hobe Sound!

We did get to Vero Beach yesterday. Here is a picture of our boat on a mooring ball at the city marina. 

We had left Melbourne early so we could arrive early at Vero, get things done and relax. Best laid plans. When we arrived at the marina we stopped at the fuel dock for diesel and to top of the water tank. After we checked in and paid we went out to our mooring. No problem all hooked up, let's have lunch and launch the dingy to go to shore. Well after lunch Larry put the dinghy down in the water. We then attached the engine to the back and he went forward to get the dinghy fuel tank. That was when he realized the tank had cracked and was leaking fuel if it was tilted. Now we needed to get to West Marine for a new one but first he had to find out if the marina would dispose of the fuel in the tank. He was certain if fuel was leaking out water was getting in. Now the only way to get to shore was to row and an inflatable dinghy isn't the easiest boat to row. We got to shore just minutes too late to catch the free bus into town, so now we had to sit and wait, which we did. We finally got to West Marine and purchased their last 3 gallon tank on the shelf. We hurried across the street to Publix to get some groceries and quickly returned to the curbside bus stop where the driver said was a pickup on the hour. We were early, but she must have been even earlier, because we waited till at least fifteen minutes past the hour and still no bus. We needed to be back before the office and gas dock closed for the night at 5:00. We had 45 minutes left so we called Über. If you have ever used Über, you can track them to see how close they are to you. We were still out by the road and we could see he was riding around in the parking lot for the plaza behind us. Talk about a comedy of errors, we started to run after him hoping he would see us. Finally he stopped and we were able to catch up to him. We made it back to the marina thankfully before they closed. The fun just never ends! 

During our many trips North to South and the reverse I have always been about the journey not the destination but this trip the destination can't come soon enough.

This morning we were up early and out by 7:00. Our dodger windows needed a cleaning since they were salty from the constant winds across the salt water. I hadn't gotten to it yet and along came a rain cell and did the work for me. Here's a picture of the rain. 

Tonight we are at anchor in Hobe Sound. The breeze is pretty constant and we hope it stays. Last night the wind died and we were eaten alive by noseeums. It was too hot for a sheet but you didn't dare push it down. 

This is the view in front of our boat, beautiful expensive homes. Behind us is all a preserve, that's were the noseeums hide. 😊