Day 247 – West Palm Beach to Harbortown Marina, Fort Pierce, FL - March 9, 2012

We are off the dock in time to make the 8:15am opening of the Flagler Memorial Bridge.  Although we will encounter a number of bridges today, this is the only one that will need to open for us.  We thought that the boats we saw at Palm Harbor Marina were impressive, but less than two miles from Palm Harbor we pass Rybovich Marina where the REALLY big boats hang out.  We captured some pictures, but you almost have to see the marina in person to really believe it.

A bit later, we passed by Jupiter Inlet.  The color of the water near the inlet was the most beautiful we have seen in a long time – it was so turquoise it almost looked fake – like someone had added food coloring to the water.

We got to Stuart and the St. Lucie Inlet earlier than we had planned and since it was such a beautiful day for travel, we decided to continue on to Fort Pierce.  A quick call to Harbortown Marina in Fort Pierce and they assured us that they had slips for us for the night.  As we continued on past the St. Lucie Inlet we were thrilled to have dolphins swimming in Boreas’ wake again.  I tried to get pictures, but was not really successful.  We managed to get tied up at Harbortown marina just before a huge downpour.  It rained most of the night, but we were snug and dry in Boreas.

            Miles: 49.4      Bridges: 12      Locks: 0

one of the mega-yachts at Rybovich Marina

more amazing yachts at Rybovich Marina

and just a few more yachts at Rybovich Marina

this awesome looking yacht is named Grumpy

if you look carefully you can see pictures of Grumpy on the side
and back of the boat

this is our Grumpy - do you think the other Grumpy
owner might want to trade for a few days?

an osprey keeping watch from a light pole

with fabulous yachts go fabulous homes...

...lots of fabulous homes

the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse

what a great way for a dog to hang out on the water

Following are two very quick videos of dolphins playing in the wake of Boreas