Dinghy up the ICW and walk to the beach

Dinghy up the ICW and walk to the beach   …   Thursday 20th Dec 2012

We awoke to a beautiful almost cloudless blue sky. After breakfast in the cockpit, Gloria and Mike made a quick trip into town to start re-provisioning. Clearly beer is the number one priority and apparently it's not cheap in the Bahamas. We managed to find a pretty good selection of craft beer in cans at the local ABC liquor store and bought in a good supply. We ate lunch on the boat and then the three of us took the dinghy up the Intracoastal waterway to Vero Beach City Marina (where we had been unable to get a slip). It was a bit of a bumpy ride as there was a stiff southerly breeze blowing and a fair amount of chop. Once we had docked, we walked across the barrier island to the ocean and did a little fishing. Tash managed to catch a fish on her first cast. Actually I lie, Tash managed to catch herself on the first cast and only on the second cast, once she had managed to get the bait into the water, did she succeed in catching the fish. It was a small Creville Jack or Florida Pompano. Flushed with success Tash took off for a run whilst Gloria visited the land of Nod! Mike then also caught a fish, which may have been an Atlantic Croaker or a grunt, but because we left our laminated identification card on the boat, we aren't too sure. After her run, Tash went for a quick swim. The water was pretty warm but she was the only one of us brave enough to go in the sea. We finished up our trip with dinner at the Riverside cafe and a long dinghy ride back in the dark.

Mike

Sunny morning at loggerhead Marina

Condos on the harbor

Tash meets a wave!