Visit with Dick and Bonnie in Vero Beach

Dick and Bonnie on "Dolphin Run"

Dick and Bonnie Myers invited us to move our boat to their dock up a NARROW canal just north of the 17th Street Causeway Bridge.  Dick led us in, following his local knowledge of the "skinny water" with a couple of wiggles to get in.  We managed to turn the boat with inches to spare! Passing between some mangroves and some metal pilings was a little stressful, but we made it. 

the canal we came through

Bonnie took me for a tour of Vero, and we walked on the beach, stopped for a glass of wine and enjoyed good conversation.

yes, I really was there

View of Vero beach from a lovely restaurant

Ron and Tish Drago came over for dinner and it was a great party - warm up for Christmas!

Dick and Bonnie's house is beautiful with a Lanai that surrounds their pool and patio, surrounded by lawn, flowers and tomato/veggie plants - yummy, and of course the dock with their new boat "Dolphin Run" up on a lift.  

their pool - we had a fun swim

Which parrot is real?

 

Jeff and Dick on the back deck of GoodTidings

 

 OK, then we had to leave - sad but true... It was a strong wind from the north, and we set out of through the canal.  We made it out of the canal, slowed to make a tight right angle turn at the base of the bridge with the wind pushing us south toward the bridge (no we didn't hit the bridge). We swung out at piling #50 as instructed,  then back along the bridge.  We knew about the second shoal before the sand bar and the mangrove island, but OOPS I didn't go out soon enough - and the sand came up to meet us.  We called for help, but Dolphin Run wasn't strong enough with the wind blowing us into the sand and the tide falling, so we had to call for backup (Boat US) to get us off the hard...  In spite of everything, the visit was worth it and we will be back in March.

Thanks Dick and Bonnie