Kayak

 3/20- Vero Beach 

    Today was a lovely day. It was a blue bird day with very light winds and moderate temperatures. In other words it was the perfect day to go kayaking. Our friends Guy and Barbara lent us a pair of kayaks which we paddled up into the maze of mangrove channels. It was so confusing I had to use my mapping app to figure out where we were. These channels are lined with mangroves which seem impenetrable. They all look alike from the water and it’s hard to tell where the cut outs are. 

   Anyway we had a good time just putzing along. We didn’t see much wildlife though. We saw a couple of dolphins and some osprey but no manatees. We could go close enough to shore to stay mostly in the shade. With the cooler temps it was very pleasant. 

    When we got back we found the diver, Peter, was cleaning off the bottom of our boat. This is a high growth area for barnacles and such. We have been here for over a month now so it was time. I had scraped the dinghy the other day and got lots of barnacles off. He also checked the zinc when he was down there and said it was fine. 

    There are more people coming in every day now and most only stay a day or two. A lot of these boats are people who have come over from the Bahamas. They come in at the Fort Pierce inlet after traveling all night and make it here around 7 or 8 in the morning. There is also a steady parade of boats leaving to head north. 

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