Feb 7, 2012 - Moving South

Our departure from Ortega on Monday was on a cold and overcast day. The weather had shifted and so had the atmosphere at this dandy marina. At the end of the three day festival for the super bowl, Amy and Kris announced that they had been let go by the new management team for the condo complex. This couple had run the thing since the early construction days and had made it into the wonderful place to stay. One wonders what it will be like without them. Underway, our first challenge was the nearby railroad bridges that both seemed to be in...

Nov 21, 2011 - Vero Beach Travels

11_21_11 Day 28 Vero Beach, Florida Temps: 82/68 Winds: ESE 8-12 Rain: 20% chance Hi All! It is still warm here in Vero Beach. I even put on shorts! Yay! Yesterday we went to the Andrew Wyeth exhibit at the Vero Beach Museum of Art. It is a lovely museum and the watercolor exhibit was amazing. We took the dink for a spin around the harbor and ran into Donna and Brandt/MOXIE. We had Happy Hour with them and Donna can make wicked Cosmos! We had a wonderful time. They are from Nova Scotia. They are planning to go to the Bahamas also. They have...

Nov 19, 2011 - Vero Beach, Florida

November 19, 2011 – Day 26 – Vero Beach, Florida Hi All! We are now in Vero Beach, FL. We plan to stay here until after Thanksgiving. It will really be nice not having to get up and going every morning…especially on cold mornings! We are on a mooring ball with two other boats – PLUMPUPPET/Ken and Barb from Montgomery, Vermont and BLUE PLANET/Geoff and Katja from Montreal. They are very nice and we have enjoyed talking with them. BLUE PLANET’s water pump just broke so he is off the get a Honda 2000 generator and a new pump. They have wanted...

Jan 31, 2011 - Trip to Vero Beach

On Friday, Mike and I drove over to Vero Beach (East Coast) to visit our friends Gail and Dave. We took our boat, as Dave was anxious to fish. I have known Gail for over 30 years, as we both attended CCSU for undergrad and both were Business Education teachers. We served on the Executive Board of the CT Educators' Assn. and attended many meetings together. We both retired in 2007. Anticipating retirement, Gail and Dave bought a beautiful condo in Sea Oaks Tennis Community a few years ago. Dave is an avid player, and Gail is taking...

Dec 31, 2010 - 12-31-2010 New Years's Eve

We followed highway 1 most of today.We had many views of the ocean. We drove until 6>30. It was dark when we set up camp. That made it a bit trying. We saw a few armadillos today. We also saw many large marine birds. Not sure of the type. There is a New Years party in the campground tonight but I don;t think we're going. Memaw is already trying to sleep and it is only 9 o'clock. Oh wey'all'll have a Happy New Year!!!

Feb 8, 2010 - Vero Beach, Flordia

Folks here we are again. We made a mini trip down south. Pete was able to use his metal detector. He has wanted to play with his detector for a long time but waited until retirement. We went down to Vero Beach, Florida. It is known for the Eleven Spanish Galleons that sunk of the coast between Vero and Sebastian inlet. He detected for about five hours and only found a quarter. Tammy told him he made 5 cents an hour for all his work but it was not what was found , it was the enjoyment of looking. Vero Beach is just beautiful. We stayed at...

Dec 22, 2009 - Vero Beach

When we left Titusville we ventured to Indian Harbour Beach anchorage to visit our friend Rick,whom we met last year on another boat,similar to ours-named "Bebe"Rick was crewing on this boat but will own hiis own boat soon. We went to his Floridian home for a barbeque and campfire,a nice relaxing change from our usual lifestyle. Timex has never been in a house,so he didn't know what to think!Rick has a pool which I took a swim in. We rode our bikes all over this town,Melbourne is a great place to visit, I got Timex to the vet for his rabies...

Apr 11, 2009 - Back in the U.S.

Well were back in Vero Beach,Florida. Its nice to be in civilization again,but have very fond memories of Bahamas. We crossed the Gulf Stream okay and checked in,this time we cleared customs in Palm Beach which was very easy and convenient. We walked to a small grocery store,we got a few things,didn't want to buy much as we knew we'd be in a Walmart soon. After which we left the anchorage in Lake Worth and went outside to Fort Pierce and up the inland waterway to Vero Beach,where the mooring is $12. per day and the public buses are...

Jan 31, 2009 - Vero Beach

Day 10 Tomorrow we are booked in at Juno Beach, so today we thought we would drive part way and stop at Vero Beach. Sunshine Travel RV Resort is a highly rated campground so we thought we would check it out for future consideration. Every site has a concrete pad as well as cable TV and wifi. After setting up camp we traveled east to the ocean and thought we would go north on A1A and check out the beaches. It is cold and windy here today. There were very few boats out on the water, a very few surfers in wet suits, and absolutely no sun...

Nov 30, 2008 - Vero Beach,Flo.

We left Cocoa Beach in the morn,we sailed wing&wing for most of the day.We are 50 miles south again,now in the slowing down stage . We are on a mooring ball in Vero Beach $12.00 per day! The temperature is 75-80,we arrived on the U.S.Thanksgiving. We got moored up with 2 other boats,it's the 1st time we are on a mooring ball. In Central Florida we are a little more restricted,the rich are trying to keep us away,but this is a boater friendly town, even the busses are free. All the boaters here(100 boats)brought a dish for a huge feast for...

Nov 9, 2008 - Vero Beach - Habitat for Humanity

Dan and I are in Vero Beach, Florida with our friends Blanche and Gary Thomas. We are here for 2 weeks building houses with the Habitat for Humanity. There are Habitat organizations around the world. They build houses using mostly volunteer labor, donated materials, and donated funds. They sell these houses to needy families for a price that the family can afford. On average, they sell the houses for $50,000. The adult members of the household must volunteer for 300 hours each, they must payoff all non-medical debt, and they must have...

Feb 10, 2008 - Web Work at Home

Today I spent the day working on building a website. My ISP is 'Earthlink' and they provide web space and web building tools. I have published it but I'm not at all happy with the design, so I'll be seeking other options. If you want to see a blooming work in progress the address is http://home.joimail.com/~barryr/. I've learned alot and hopefull I can cram some more learnin' in this nogin o' mine. Enough for now, I'm back to work.