Melbourne, FL to West Palm Beach, Florida

Today was another gorgeous day in south Florida.  It started with this spectacular sunrise in Melbourne, Florida this morning.  It was still cold, but it didn't matter, the sunrise was perfect (we were bundled up in t-shirts, top shirts, sweatshirts, coats and add a set of gloves and we were set for the morning).  

 

Melbourne, Florida

 We motored all day long, Daniel had a project to work on and the wind wasn't coming from the right direction.  After my morning nap :-), I was set to be Captain.  I drove the boat while Daniel worked on his project.  After a couple of hours it was time for lunch so I headed below and prepared some hamburgers and french fries.  It takes awhile to do that and I almost missed seeing this great lighthouse in Jupiter, Florida.    We had a lot of bridges to pass through today, I lost count after 4 and we made it through all of them without waiting except 1.  We had to sit out and just motor in idle in front of the bridge for 30 minutes while we waited for the opening.  It was kind of frustrating because no one else was around, the traffic wasn't bad and when they finally opened the bridge for us, we were through and the bridge was down in less than 2 minutes.  Oh well - only one bridge that has made us wait since we left South Carolina, so that's not too bad. 

 

Jupiter, Florida

You can really tell when you hit "southern" Florida.  As we cruised slowly through Jupiter, Florida you could tell that you were in warmer temperatures.  Bikinis, t-shirts and shorts were everywhere.  I felt very over-dressed.  We shucked some clothes and got down to the t-shirt and jeans for the rest of the trip.  Besides being a nice warm place, south Florida appears to be a very "prosperous" place.  We made a turn after the last bridge of the day and saw this gorgeous view of the skyline of West Palm Beach.  Daniel found us a really nice place to dock for the night in this quaint little neighborhood of million dollar homes.   I guess we could be in a worse place - but not tonight!

 

View out "our window"  at our spot for the night - West Palm Beach, FL



West Palm Beach, Florida