This morning, over coffee, we made the decision to leave Stuart a day early. Our friend Rob came down from Virginia yesterday, to Ft Pierce, to check on a boat he had recently purchased, so he drove to Stuart to spend some time with us and stay on the boat for a night. He was up early and gone by the time we got up. His plans are to fly back to Norfolk tomorrow, so this was our motivation for leaving Stuart today....we would make the short trip to Ft Pierce, see the boat, spend some more time with Rob and stay there for the night. So that's just what we did. We untied the lines about 12:30 and headed out. Our friend Susan, who lives in Stuart, came by this morning for breakfast and to now say goodbye. She has been a godsend to us while in Stuart (both times). On Friday, after 4 long days without Internet service and numerous long phone conversations with the powers-that-be at Verizon it was decided that we needed a new PC card for our laptop and the only place locally to get one was four miles away. So Chip and I packed up our laptop, the dysfunctional PC card, put on our walking shoes and headed out. Besides this was great exercise for both of us...and we love to walk!?
We completed our business with Verizon, packed up everything and began the trek back to the boat. It was past 6pm so we decided to stop for dinner (not a great idea when you have three more miles to walk...). Susan called just after we ordered dinner and joined us a few minutes later. After dinner Susan offered to drive us back to the boat. (this is where it gets comical, Ken , you and Linda know what kind of car Susan has....) Susan drives a Nissan 350Z, which is a beautiful TWO seater sports car. The plan was that she would drive and I would sit in Chip's lap. Well I tried to get in that car feet first, head first and butt first, it just wasn't going to happen. It was like trying to stuff 5 lbs of sausage in a 2 lb casing! (go ahead laugh, Susan laughed so hard she cried!) She ended up driving us back to the boat one at a time! I think a sunroof might have made the difference myself...... oh and sorry, no photos.
Okay, now that everyone should have their composure, back to Ft Pierce! It was a great day on the water, but only on the ICW, the outside wasn't pretty. It was blowing 20-25 knots out of the NE with 6-9 footers out there. We made it to Ft Pierce in just under two hours. Rob helped us tie up then we headed over to see the boat. Its a beautiful boat. Its roomy, lots and lots of storage, nicely laid out and will be a great boat for cruising (it was built with that in mind). I am posting a few photos, keep in mind these are "before" photos, and I'm sure Rob & Emily will post lots of "after" photos once Emerald Sunset is ready to set sail! To me she looks gorgeous right now...
I'm sure some of you are still laughing...............the visual is great isn't it? Ha! (Ive posted a photo of a 350Z to give you an even better visual..)
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