Again left at crack of dawn but needed less clothes as temperature is definitely getting higher. In fact during the morning Jeannette was in T-SHIRT and SHORTS !
Passed under several bridges showing around 63 feet but only pinged once.
Still in Osprey country - sighted 8 on the trip. Wind incresed to an easterly 5 Bft so the Genny increased our speed to over 7 kts SOG most of the way.
Many of the houses we passed are much more substantial that what we have seen before . The waterfront was generally lined with mangrove, which was often cut like a hedge in front of the houses.
Jeannette spent much of the trip baking mince meat slices for Xmas.
At 1200 hours arrived at Vero Beach and picked up a mooring at the Municpal Marina close to Yara - very happy to be here . Temperature is forecast to be in the mid 20's (C) for the next few days - it seems as though we have finally found the sun and no longer need to push the pace south to beat the frost.
Later Yara rafted up to us - gezellig ! . Vero Beach is a favourite spot for cruisers - mooring rates are low and there is a free bus network to the shopping areas right from the marina. There are around 100 yachts here at the moment. We plan to spend Xmas here.
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