Fort Pierce, FL

On Thursday, April 19, we had a beautiful clear day cruising on the "outside" - the Atlantic instead of the intracoastal waterway.  We chose this route because the seas were calm and we could make much better time than cruising the intracoastal with all the bridges and no wake zones.  We had a date with an electrician at the Fort Pierce City Marina because Zendo has an electrical problem that causes more modern electrical posts at marinas to short out when we hook up.  

We arrived earlier than expected and so we were able to join the MTOA group for the last night's festivities.  Unfortunately, we were not able to attend the full Rendezvous due to our boat not being ready for the journey, the problems with the intracoastal being closed and the weather being too rough to travel on the outside earlier in the week. 

One of the new features of this trip is the fact that we have our cat, Georgio, on board with us.  He's the only remaining member of our pet entourage so we decided to bring him.  He had never been on the boat before and he doesn't love traveling in the car but he's doing reasonably well so far with just occasional "accidents."  Just like at home, he sleeps most of the day.

The following day was a work day for both of us.  Jonny spent most of the day with excellent electrician who was able to fix the problem with were having and Lynn spent the day cleaning the Stratoglass inside and out.  We now have much clearer views!

That evening we joined friends Mary and Ron Berringer for a fun dinner at a new restaurant in Fort Pierce called the Galleria.  It was very good and afterwards we stopped for a night cap at a local wine bar followed by a picturesque walk back to the dock.