Leaving Vero Beach

We left out of Vero early this morning and it was pretty hard to leave the fun town with its perfect weather and mooring. Last night we dingy-ed over to the business district of Vero and had a great burger and shrimp at Mr. Manatee’s. But today we head north and follow Orchid Island with its beautiful homes,on to Melbourne and a lot of sandy little islands on the ICW. For a Friday with great weather there was very little traffic. We had no bridges that we couldn’t fit under so we made really good time. There were several dolphin sighted but none to be photographed. Here in Cocoa Village (just south of Cape Canaveral on the ICW) we will anchor for the night. Right now the winds can’t figure out which way they want to blow but it doesn’t matter as long as there is some breeze it is really nice. We are on the Indian River and won’t go past Cape Canaveral because it is actually down another river –the Banana River on the other side of Merritt Island between the mainland and the Atlantic. Sending good thoughts to the Norris’s in Cookeville—they have a big birthday party tomorrow (Leeton’s was last week, Holden’s is next week) and it sounds like they will have a packed house.

Typical Orchid Island Home

Party Sandy Island--reminded us of our Watts Bar Friends

Melbourne

Getting a new roof

Cocoa Village from our anchorage