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Route 1 Bridge Construction
From the ICW, Jupiter, FL
May 30, 2024

The beautiful weather we are enjoying in Florida is good for a number of outdoors activities and one of them is boating. Yesterday we were able to head out onto the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) with the friends who watched our home and Finnegan while we were in Europe.

Iguana in the Dock Near our Boat
Seasons 52, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
May 30, 2024

The winds were light, the water had almost no chop and we enjoyed over six hours of motoring the ICW. The blue skies were fantastic. We set out soon our longest trip yet, motoring all the way south to Rivera Beach and in sight of Peanut Island, a manmade island accessible only by boat island at the south end of Lake Worth and entrance to the Lake Worth Inlet. 

It was a long motor to the island, about 2 hours. We didn't not land on the island but viewed it for a bit and turned north for our planned lunch stop at Seasons 52 in Palm Beach Gardens. We enjoyed a nice lunch and were amused by a green iguana walking the dock and checking out our boat. 

Setting up on the Beach
Jupiter, FL
May 30, 2024

After lunch we headed to a beach for some relaxing time, but that ended shortly after a large boat traveling very fast sent waves onto the beach which swamped our spot. It was very distressing as one umbrella became a watercraft for a short time. It was almost time to depart to get the boat back to the marina, so we broke camp and headed off. 

We enjoyed the day and Finnegan, who joined us, also enjoyed the boating experience. 

It was good to be on the water and at the helm. I had been on the water very often during the month of May, but as self-loading cargo. 

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL