Miles Today: 0
Total Miles: 23 SM
It's still really, really hot. It just saps the get-up-and-go right out of us!
We decided to ask Karen Siler, our boat name artist, if she would come up to Fort Pierce from Stuart and put Bazinga on each side of the stern. Remember when we went through the Roosevelt drawbridge during training and the bridge tender had to ask us our boat's name? That's because the name is being blocked by the dinghy hanging off the stern. Adding Bazinga on each side of the stern should help with that somewhat.
Karen arrived and had the name affixed in short order. We spent awhile visiting in the air conditioned salon. We had met Malcolm, the dockmaster, when we arrived 2 days ago. He'd come by for a visit and a chat yesterday and we learned he makes Fish Dip and sells it to various restaurants in the area. Karen had never had fish dip either and we suggested that she stop by Malcolm's boat on her way up the dock and buy some to try. We said our good-byes. Ten minutes later Karen was back with a gift of Fish Dip for us! We've met the nicest people!
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| Karen Siler and Bazinga |
Our air conditioning wasn't keeping up with the +105° 'feels like' temperatures. We thought we'd walk to a nearby Starbucks with internet and cool off for awhile. First, no Starbucks in Fort Pierce. Second, this marina is somewhat isolated on a man-made island and the closest internet fast food place is over a mile away. Normally, we love to walk or bike for exercise, but Georgia was wilting just thinking about walking anywhere! Called Uber and the driver was very familiar with all the internet restaurants in the area. We settled on a Wendy's right next to a Publix grocery store. Cooled off over lunch and then shopped for provisions. We love Uber!
Malcolm brought his wife by late this afternoon to see Bazinga. He is a retired lobster boat captain from the Northeast and currently owns a small trawler here at the Harbour Isle Marina, while he is working as the Dockmaster. He was impressed with Bazinga's layout and spaciousness in only 37 feet and wanted to show it to his wife. We had a lovely visit and enjoyed listening to his sea stories. It reminded Georgia of all the stories her Dad, also a commercial fishing captain in New York, used to tell.
We did brave the heat in the evening and walked over to Chuck's Steakhouse across the street from the Marina. Excellent seafood with a pretty view of the Intracoastal Waterway.
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| Interior of Chuck's Steakhouse, Fort Pierce, FL |
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| View from outside deck of Chuck's Steakhouse |
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| Seafood Platter - Yum! |
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