I want to go to Miami!
Admiral Susan and Admiral Pat
Marc and Susan
This
morning we worked on our blog, checked emails, and sifted through the pictures
we have been taking with our new camera.
The winds continue out of the east with temps in the low 80s, partly
cloudy skies, and one light shower this morning. “Reflection’ pulled away from the dock at 12
noon (very late for us) and we were on our way to visit our friends, Marc &
Susan Einbinder, who have a lovely home in Aventura, just north of Miami. We met them several years ago when we were
speakers at both the Miami and Palm Beach Boat Shows, and they were
enthusiastic members of our audiences. We
kept in touch with them, and this is the second time that we are taking
advantage of their kind offer to have us dock at their home. Marc and Susan
bought their Meridien 54’, “Joint Venture”, last summer in Montauk, Long
Island, and brought it south from there in phases over a period of several
months. They visited with us at our home
in New Jersey, and we met up again in Solomons, Maryland, and Chesapeake,
Virginia, and then travelled south with them from there until Oriental, North
Carolina on our annual journey to Marathon, Florida. Our trip from Coral Reef to their home was
only 23 miles, but it took almost three hours due to some bridge openings. Susan was waiting aboard their boat to help
us tie up side to side, and she was accompanied by her “Schnoodle” (Schnauzer
and Poodle Mix) dog, Willie. When Marc
arrived home from work ( a CPA at tax-time!) , as well as their daughter,
Megan, we all went out to dinner to a Cuban restaurant for a delicious Cuban
dinner. However, the “Grand Finale” of
this terrific evening was a show given by “Willie the Wonder Dog”. At Megan’s
urging, he ran UP a plastic children’s slide, turned around, then ran down, and
successfully took flight over a 4’ high jump Megan had placed there!!! This was truly a fantastic ending for our
great visit with these gracious people!
April 10, 2015
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A Fort Lauderdale "little boat"  Fort Lauderdale "cottage"  Boynton Beach Ocean Avenue Bridge
At
6:45 a.m. we untied from “Joint Venture” and backed out of their canal into
Lake Maule. Our trip today will take us
63 miles up the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW) under 29 bridges – 9 of
which MUST open for us because of our boat’s height. We
often take the ocean route north during this portion of the trip, but the sea
conditions today were not conducive for us to do so. On this inside route, planning is everything
regarding bridge heights and timing their opening schedules. We did very well,
despite an extra ½ hour wait at the Flagler Memorial Bridge in West Palm Beach
due to construction, and anchored in one of our favorite anchorages at 4:30
p.m. This spot is hidden away from the
AICW, and is adjacent to a golf course and surrounded by lovely homes (and,
yes, we were 200’ away from every single one of them – for those of you who are
familiar with the proposed future Florida anchoring law!).
April 11, 2015
 
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The Moorings Yacht Club
After
a quiet evening, we lifted anchor at 6:50 a.m. for a 61 mile trip north to The
Moorings Yacht club in Vero Beach. We
have been there a number of times before, and it gives us the chance to see our
friends, Linda Barberi, and Nancy Husbands,who both
have condos at this Yacht and Country Club, and we have known their families
for over 40 years, when we, Linda’s late husband, Gus, and Nancy were members
of the Bristol Sailing Club in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, and we all served in
some capacity as officers of the club over a substantial period of time.
Tonight, Linda’s friend, Bob, also joined us aboard for cocktails, and then we
all went out for dinner to "Johnny
Dee’s” restaurant in Vero for a delicious (and substantial) Italian
dinner. It was another terrific day!
I remember it all very well! And yes, tax season is all consuming.
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