Yup, we're stuck in Velcro Beach. Our plan was to stay Thursday through Monday but have decided to stay until Wed. It is toufh leaving a place that has everything you could want. Cheap moorings, lots of restaurants, a nice Farmets market, a mall with a cinema 24, free bus service all over town and much much more! So here we are rafted up with Summer Wind and Horizon Chaser on mooring ball 48. Vero allows you to put 3 boats on a mooring because it is so well protected from weather. Our cruise up from Stuart was without incedent and the only issue was a heavy breeze from the east which made for a little chop but it was not bad at all. Summer Wind got here first followed by us and then Horizon Chaser. We ran into many old friends on Five and Dime and Autumn Borne and it was great to catch up on their travel and plans. In fact, Five and Dime is getting ready to sail to Bermuda for the Americas Cup in June! They are true salty sailors! Good luck guys! Donna and I went to dinner with my old co-worker Ron Heagney and his wife Dianna on Friday night to Mulligans....great lobster Mac! The Heagneys have a fifth floor condo facing the ocean on nearby Hutchinson Island. It wad great to see them and talk about old times. Friday morning we took the bus to the mall and watched a movie. I watched the new King Kong movie which was great and Donna and Jacque went to Beauty and the Beast. Bruce and Claudette saw the Zoo Keepers Wife. Everybody enjoyed their movie except Dan who was back at the boat changing his impellars on Horizon Chaser.....they needed it as he was missing a few vanes! Yesterday we went to the Farmers market in town, about a mile walk. Claudette and Bruce went off to watch another movie at the mall.....they love movies more than I do!. Anyway, Horizon Chaser and Mighty Fine were off to the Farmers Market with Dylan in tow. We bought lots of great stuff, fresh veggies and fruit wers fantastic. We bought some great olive loaf bread for our planned spaghetti dinner with everyone last night. Jacque made homemade meatballs and spaghetti for everyone and we provided salad and bread. Claudette and Bruce made whipped cream and angel cake topped with fresh fruit. What a feast! We had it on the lido deck of Mighty Fine so we wers eatinf el fresco! A good time was had by all and we were all shocked we had finally eaten a meal in the boat! Lol. Yesterday afternoon before our feast, Donna and I and Jacque took the bus to Publix to resupply for whenever we leave here. Donna stayed and did some more shopping at some thrift stores....she's in heaven. She got the last bus back to the marina at 4:30 and then started putting our dinner salad together. Great job honey. Today she is off doing laundry while I do a few minor repairs to the boat. So now you are up to date. We are still planning to get to St Augustine by the last week in April to meet up with Mar-a- Lago if we can reach escape velocity!!! Happy Easter everyone!

Fair winds and calm seas