Out onto the Waters

 

Heading out of Manatee Pocket
Port Salerno, FL
October 14, 2025

Yesterday was a fabulous boat day. 

OK, the weather was clear, but breezy, the water was choppy, and it wasn't a good lay on the beach day; but it was a great boat day. Why? Because we actually got onto the water and out on a boat. 

We motored to Stuart to do some shopping. I admit, I had to use all of my nautical skills to get the boat into the slip in Stuart due to the wind and current, but on the third try I figured it out and we slid in perfectly. 

We enjoyed shopping in Stuart and began our day with coffee and coffee cake at a local cafe. 

The winds grew a bit stronger on our return trip which caused me to cancel a proposed beach stop and head directly back. 

Sitting at the base of the Dune
Carlin Park, Jupiter, FL
October 14, 2025

Later that same day, we joined friends at Carlin Park for Happy Hour. The destruction of the beach caused by the hurricanes, even though they remained offshore was incredible. I figure we lost about 100 yards of beach. Waves were crashing on rocks where there a been sand that we enjoyed sitting on. The drop-off where in front of our seats is where the waves were coming and with before had been a nice sloping beach to the ocean. 

We enjoyed our Happy hour, although there was not much room for other beach goers to pass in front of us. We had not enjoyed Happy Hour on the beach in a very long time due to travel and weather. 

It was great fun. 

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL