So, we get an earlier start on the day to avoid late afternoon storms and what do we get??? late morning storms!!! We pulled into Fort Pierce City Marina around 11:30 am just as 25 knot winds were blowing. Judi was able to wrap a line around a piling as I, at the helm, grabbed a line thankfully already on a dock cleat and was able to pull us snug against the dock. A couple of liveaboards saw us and helped finish the job. Just as we put up the canvas the skies opened and the rain poured for nearly an hour. In a light mist, we departed Fort Pierce to continue the uninspiring ride along the Indian River to Stuart. Condos here and there to the East fronted the ocean... homes of varying degrees to the West with a river view. The river is three+ miles wide at times, but depths are relatively shallow... 10-13 feet in the main channel... with as little as one-foot immediately outside... nothing like the Potomac where most areas are very forgiving when you stray outside the lines. We did pass through a small community where oyster beds were in evidence, and there were a few zigs and zags around some shoals. But for the most part, AHOD was able to perform at optimum efficiency with cruising speeds of 25-30 mph. The exit from the Intracoastal Waterway to the Saint Lucie River proved a bit challenging as the actual markers did not line up with our charts. A family in a small Boston Whaler helped get us on track and a few minutes later a Coast Guard vessel passed us to to lead the way to the Roosevelt Bridge and our marina for the night. Thursday we take on Lake Okeechobee.