Eau Galle to Westland Marina in Titusville, Florida

 We had nice weather for our last day of cruising to Westland Marina in Titusville. We have a spot a the dock before we get hauled out of the water on Thursday. Lots to do to get the boat ready to leave in the boatyard for hurricane season. Boat neighbors said there have been alligators in the marina near the boat travel lift and a few manatees.

Perfect pose

Fort Pierce to Eau Galle, Florida

 We got an early start to get under the one last drawbridge on our way from Fort Pierce to Indian Harbour Beach. They are just now starting on replacing that drawbridge with a high-rise bridge to be completed in 2 years. We had a nice cruise to our anchorage by the library and Squid Lips. We were happy to just chill out after a lot of miles.

Tried to get  a picture of all four in the nest

Our heart was set on breakfast at Oh Biscuit and we arrived shortly after they opened at 8 am for a yummy breakfast. Since there will be a big blow on Saturday we decided to head on to the Westland Marina to be a the dock before we get hauled on Thursday.

Still on our to-do list is a beer at Intracoastal Brewery

Eau Galle Art District Park

Stuart to Fort Pierce, Florida

 After breakfast and our walk, we had to wait for the drawbridge before leaving Stuart. A parade of boats came in from the inlet. We had a pleasant trip to Fort Pierce and are anchored off the causeway bridge near Hutchison Island across from the Fort Pierce City Marina ready to head to Archies' Bar for happy hour.

Island near St. Lucie Inlet serving as a rookery

Fast-moving board sailor

We went ashore for breakfast at Florida Coffee Company which they have redone and are now serving delicious crepes. We walked to the marine supply place for windshield wipers. After our long hike, we stopped at Sailfish Brewery for a cold beer before heading back to the boat. We had a thunderstorm blow through so we stayed put instead of heading for Vero Beach.

Truck loads of oranges coming into be be squeezed into juice

The City Marina has a great dinghy dock

A wonderful orange ale

In the center of the round about

Peck Lake to Stuart, Florida

 We left Peck Lake headed for St.Lucie Inlet then past Manatee Pocket to Stuart. We had to wait for the drawbridge near Sunset Bay Marina. We anchored across from the mooring field and headed up Frazier Creek to Shepherd's Park in the dinghy. This is a beautiful park with a seawall with cleats and the Stuart Health Walk starts here and connects up with the Riverwalk. We headed straight to Luna's Italian Restaurant for a deep-dish Sicilian pizza. We beat the crowd and were the only ones at their outdoor dining. We checked out Maria's Cafe for breakfast in the morning.

Orange headed lizards

Welcome to Stuart

Fishing pier under the bridge

Beautiful RiverWalk

Free tourist dock

Stage for Sunday music in the park

Spectacular Poinciana tree in bloom

Loveley downtown historic area

Historic theater still hosting bands

Sailfish walking tour

Shepherd's park

We had a peaceful evening and woke up early to dinghy ashore and walk to breakfast. We enjoyed breakfast at Marie's Cafe and completed our 2.5 mile walk before pulling anchor and heading to Fort Pierce.

Ducks in the tree at the dinghy dock

Fragrant star jasmine along the health walk

Nautical mermaid near the marina

Better view of lizard on the boardwalk

Art class in the park