Vero Beach, Florida

    We came here on the 23rd to be in a place with all the comforts to spend Christmas. We picked up a mooring ball around noon after a beautiful sail down the waterway, which is lined with hugh houses on both sides. Somebody said to me, " That it is not amazing that some people have so much money, it's amazing how many, have so much money". The houses were well over 20,000 sq/ ft.

  Usually, they put 2 and 3 boats to one mooring ball here, because this is a very busy place but we were lucky and had one all to ourselves. All the boaters got together on Christmas day for a potluck dinner, everyone bringing a dish. There were over 200 attendees.

 They call this place Velcro Beach, because once you visit, you want to stick around, and you can see why. Free public transportation stops at the marina and will take you anywhere in town. So easy, every hour at 10 after it goes to the beach, at 20 after it goes to the malls. All the big name stores are here, but the most important is the ABC store, which has all brands of wine and liquor. We did most of our provisioning and now have 4 months food aboard.

We have been kept very busy with boat chores but took time out to visit the beach which streches for miles.