After three days in West Palm Beach we began our journey north on the ICW on Friday heading 39 miles north to Stuart, Fl. It was a section of the ICW we have not been on. We are now only missing the portion from North Key Largo to West Palm to having done the whole ICW which officially runs from Norfolk, Va to Miami for a total of 1250 miles. The cruise was great as the ICW was lined with incredible waterfront homes ranging from palatial estates to homes you just want to own and move into.
When we reached Stuart we went to anchor in Hobbs Cove. We then headed to the city dock by dinghy and walked around Stuart which has a really nice Main Street. We were scheduled to meet up with Brien and Harry Harrison. Harry being the famed lawyer that was run out of Virginia Beach after his fiasco term as city counsel member back in the day. Just to give you a sense of his escapades he had the audacity to appoint me to the parks and recreation commission of VA Beach. Sorry Harry had to take a pot shot!
Actually Harry is quite a respected attorney and just recently fully retired. Congrats Harry! I have enjoyed his friendship for a number of years. OK I’m lying again, it is his lovely wife Brien who is the star of the show. Anyhow we met up with them for dinner at a great restaurant in town and enjoyed good food and awesome company. We had to beat our way back to Next Chapter in some spirited water but we made it none the less. The next morning we went to Pirates Cove in Manatee Pocket. We desperately needed clean laundry.
Now while we are on the subject of laundry let me explain something. You know how there is an unspoken rule of how long you wear certain items like underwear. One time Shirts, maybe two times and shorts or pants a couple times. Well on a boat that all goes out the window. You wear it all till the seagulls wont come near you or they stand up on their own. Not to mention you wear the same “outfit” Multiple days until one or the other happens. So when we got to the marina Sue was on a mission. My sister and her son Mason decided to also come pay a visit also. We explored the area and even took the dinghy out to see the town by water. After dinner aboard we took Mason, who recently turned 21, to the Twisted Tuna. Good music, fun cornhole and probably too many beers. He and I actually ran the cornhole boards and left many with their head hung low. Fortunately the next day I was able to get a late check out so we could hang out a bit longer on Sunday. After the goodbyes we headed off to Ft Pierce to have a Mothers Day Dinner at 12A Bouy. The highlight of the dinner was the Peanut Butter Pie. Sooooo good. We ate on that for three days. We spent the next morning tooling around the small downtown area. Ft Pierce really has a lot to offer the boating crowd. I see why our friends Jim and Lisa spend the winters there on their boat. Late morning we weighed anchor and headed to Sebastian Inlet where the famous Captain Hirams is located. Captain Hirams is one of those iconic Florida dive bars that sprawl along the waterfront. We had a bit of a challenge finding a place to anchor as anything off the channel get shallow quick. Being that there is only 1/2’ tide here if you go aground the only way off is to get towed. Fortunately we avoided that as we were able to find a place that gave us 1’ under our keel and a short dinghy ride to Captain Hirams. Certainly it was a fun place. Dinner was on board where we had our last lobster tail and a nice steak.
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