This is our February story. We are starting out with a bit of chilly weather, although still in the 60s during the day. Jack and Ann returned for a second visit. So happy to see them. They arrived on Super Bowl Sunday, February 3rd. We had a party inviting some of our friends to meet Jack and Ann and watch the game. Had great food, drink, and really enjoyed the camaraderie. On Monday Carey and I took Jack and Ann out on Apolonia for a boat trip to Vero Beach and lunch at Riverside Café. A fantastic day with warming temperatures. They had to head home on Thursday, Feb 7 after helping us tour the area again and eat at some of the best Florida restaurants. Ann and Carey even got a chance to jump in the pool … after we ran the pool heater for a bit.
The weather continued to warm up and we took the opportunity for another day on the water on Valentine’s Day. Rowdy, Chris, and Mike joined us and we headed 25 miles north to Sebastian, FL to Captain Hiram’s Resort. We had heard it was a great place and that is true. Beautiful trip up in 75 degree weather, plenty of sunshine and no wind to mess with the water. Up and back with plenty of time for lunch took us about 5 hours and we ended the day watching the sunset at Ft Pierce Marina after we tied up the boat. We stayed a while at the Marina enjoying cocktails on Apolonia. Click on the first picture to see larger size image.
February continued its warm up and we decided to do some more boating. On February 18 we headed out on Paget to explore the North Fork of the St Lucie River. Rowdy, Chris and Mike joined us and we enjoyed a pretty trip on the North Fork of the St Lucie River in our picnic boat Paget. What fun. At the end of the run we motored to The Deck Restaurant near the Roosevelt Bridge and picked a slip so we could eat an early dinner. Afterwards we motored back to the Ballantrae Yacht Club and moored the boat just after sunset. We’ll do more of this.
On February 20 we received a call from Bill and Donna Bukevicz and Steve and Mary Ann Andrews. They were in Jupiter vacationing for a week, doing what they enjoy most, fishing. We invited them to our place for cocktails and then later we went to Sailor’s Return, a restaurant on the St Lucie River in Stuart. Having boated with them a lot in Virginia we enjoyed catching up on their recent activities. They are off again for another day of fishing. We hope to see them again in the near future.
