A Visit From More Friends!

Weather: Mostly sunny, hot and humid; temp range 70 – 88o; NE @ 15 – 20 knots

Comment: After breakfast we went ashore for a romantic walk on the beach. Our walk started at the north end of the boardwalk and we walked south on the beach for about a mile. We exited the beach at Hummiston Park to view an art show that featured the work of local artists.

After viewing some very nice paintings and sculptures, we walked back to the marina to await the arrival of more friends.

At about 1215, we participated in a reunion of the “Flock” that traveled south last fall. Actually, this was a reunion of 3/5ths of the flock. The other 2/5ths are in the Miami area and headed for Fort Lauderdale where they hope to jump off for the Bahamas.

Our contingent consisted of Larry and Fran (Kallista) and Dave (Canvasback Too). They met us at the marina. Dave got a tip that the Driftwood Resort on the Beach would be a good place to have lunch. We all decided to hoof it to the beach. The Driftwood’s restaurant is Waldo’s. The food was good, but not nearly as good as the company or the conversation. We thoroughly enjoyed catching up wit the experiences of Dave and Fran and Larry. They’ve had most interesting winters. Of course, we had some “Marathon” stories to tell.

Dave finally made it to Ft. Pierce and liked it so much, he stayed for the winter. In fact, he has signed on for another month. He’ll be leaving near the end of April for the trip back north.

Larry and Fran will be departing Ft. Pierce on or about April 1 for their trip home. They have a deadline to meet so they don’t intend to dally as they travel northbound.

We expect that we may see them along the way and may even have the opportunity to travel with them a bit.