Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Peck Lake, (along the ICW) FL

We left Vero Beach at 8:00 am and anchored in Peck Lake at 1:50 pm, traveling 41 miles.  I highlighted anchored because this is a milestone event for us on this trip.  Today is the first time all the gods (weather, timing, location, current, tides, etc., etc.) came together and we had the perfect conditions to anchor.  Very exciting!

ANCHORED

We had a virtually cloudless day and magnificent warm sunshine.  We opened up the enclosure around the cockpit and allowed the warm breeze to come through.  The dogs wanted to soak in the sunshine, too.  Especially Oscar, who has no fear of walking all around the deck of the boat, even when we aren't out there with him.


We passed by the Atlantic Ocean again a couple of miles before reaching our anchorage.  This is the St. Lucie Inlet.  This inlet was busy with boat traffic...it's a popular inlet with power boaters and fishing boaters.

St. Lucie Inlet, to the Atlantic Ocean

We enjoyed a rest and a snack, then headed over to the beach via dinghy.  Just over the dunes and through a State Park, we came across a beautiful, unspoiled beach right on the Atlantic.  We gave the pups their first experience on a beach, but they weren't very excited about it.  They kept trying to eat shells with critters still inside, rolled in some seaweed, and found a ball which we threw a few times for them.  

 Looking toward the North

 Oscar (Jazz is tucked behind him)

 Greg, taking a picture of the dogs

 Looking to the South

Me, taking pictures of the dogs - by the way, most pictures of the 
dogs are completely unusable (like the dolphin pictures) because they are
just too fast!

I also took a couple of photos of La Dolce Vita as we approached upon our return.....



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