Days 18-20 Cape Canaveral to Stuart

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(This is Ann. I am guest blogging today because Avi isn't feeling well.)

We left our marina before sunrise to head to Stuart, a distance of about 85 nm - our longest boating day yet.  
Our marina in Port Canaveral

Six hours into our trip, I took a picture of our radar screen to show the water temperature in the Atlantic Ocean - 80.47 degrees!  The red and blue on the left of the screen is not land, but a storm heading our way!  Spoiler alert: we survived!


You can see how cloudy and rough it was in the next two photos, but a great day to sail!  We were getting 2.4 foot waves from the SE, so on the port side bow, for most of the trip. It was often an up and down ride (as a precautionary measure, I took Bonine in the morning). In the last hour or two in the ocean, the waves were hitting our port side stern, making for a much more comfortable ride. We made good time, mostly doing 10+ knots.



As we approached the inlet to Stuart, there was an airshow taking place.  They are not the Blue Angels, but it was very entertaining!


We pulled into our "slip" at the Sailfish Marina in Stuart close to 3 pm. They made room for us on their fuel dock. The marina is on a busy channel, with all sorts of boats coming and going.  This pontoon boat with a slide passed us. 



We walked about a mile to a recommended restaurant, District Table and Bar, for dinner.  I had the roasted veggie salad without the cheese and brown butter, hence no picture of my plate : )  However, I explored town the following day without Avi because he woke up not feeling well (tested negative for COVID), and enjoyed lunch at a vegan cafe as much as I could without Avi : ) I should have taken a picture of that meal, but I was so hungry, I forgot!  


Vegan cafe

The downtown area is very quaint, with lots of mom and pop stores.  I didn't see one chain store.  

I can see why it was voted "Most Beautiful City" in 2008.


River Walk in downtown Stuart

End of the road for me

My second to last stop before catching an Uber back "home" was this lovely museum where I was given an unsolicited tour by one of the volunteers working there.  As a donation, I bought an award winning book entitled, "A Land Remembered" a fictional story of three generations of a Florida pioneer family.  I'll let you know how I like it! 


We are on our second day in Stuart as the weather forecast called for high winds, rain and thunderstorms through Thursday.  Today, it's no longer calling for thunderstorms, but we decided to stay put because Avi is still feeling under the weather.  I have a feeling we'll be here til Friday.  It was a nice run while it lasted!  

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