May 8, 2008.

We’ve been here in Vero Beach for a few days now. In Lake Worth we were able to get the dogs into a different groomer on Tuesday instead of having to wait for Wednesday.

We dropped the dogs off at 0900 and walked back down to pick them up at 1400 hours. The difference in the dogs appearance was amazing. Before there appointment they were both hairy enough to be mistaken for Rastafarian's.

Now once again they look like respectable Schnauzers instead of Ringo and Einstein.

As soon as we picked up the dogs we beat it back to the boat where we stowed the dinghy and yanked the anchor. We were headed north to the anchorage at Peck Lake. Its only about 19 miles but we have to negotiate about 6 lift bridges. The first 4 are all on a schedule and we were able to travel fast enough to hit every bridge right at their scheduled opening times.
The last 2 were “open on request” so it all worked out well and we dropped the hook in Peck Lake with plenty of time to walk the beach and do some shelling before sunset.

We heard from our friends Mary and Gary on Packet Inn. They had headed back to the states when we turned east for Eleuthera. So by this time we expected that they’d be back home in the Carolinas. We were pleased to find out they were still in Vero Beach.

So the next morning we left Peck Lake at 0700 and motored the forty miles to Vero Beach. It was a quick day as we caught a favorable tidal push for much of the day. When we arrived we hit the fuel dock for 34 gallons of diesel and over a hundred gallons of water. Then it was out to a mooring ball for a reunion with our friends from the Packet Inn.

Since we’ve been here we’ve ridden the free bus and done some shopping. Tomorrow we have a refrigeration guy coming to the boat as our freezer is not getting cold enough. I think it’s just that the Freon needs to be recharged but we’ll find out tomorrow.