{"id":4015,"date":"2015-01-25T11:24:43","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T11:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=4015"},"modified":"2015-01-25T11:24:43","modified_gmt":"2015-01-25T11:24:43","slug":"enjoying-velcro-i-mean-vero-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=4015","title":{"rendered":"Enjoying Velcro, I mean Vero Beach."},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Sunday morning here in \u201cVelcro\u201d Beach.\u00a0 No wait, I meant to say Vero Beach Florida.\u00a0 However, it\u2019s easy to lapse and call it by it\u2019s \u201ccruiser name, Velcro\u201d as once you get here, you won\u2019t want to leave.\u00a0 Me, I have trouble sticking in one place for more than a few days but I have to say that Vero is a great spot to settle and NEVER MOVE AGAIN.\u00a0 \u00a0It\u2019s chilly this morning and the heater is running but I am sure that it will warm up later in the day as it\u2019s forecast to be a beautiful day.<\/span><\/p>\n

The harbor has room for more than 100 boats on moorings and in the marina and we got a great spot on a mooring just off of the main dock.\u00a0 It\u2019s very pretty.\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>However, when the breeze drops at night, watch out for \u201cno-see-ums\u201d as they will find you.<\/p>\n

The harbor and mornings are owned by the city and the staff at the marina office is very helpful and friendly.\u00a0 The moorings, and there are a lot of them, are not expensive, at less than $20 per day and less than about $350 per month.\u00a0 And, the city runs a shuttle bus system that is amazingly extensive so you can get most anywhere in the city with a minimum of fuss.\u00a0 Of course, if you don\u2019t know the schedule you can easily sit at a bus stop for nearly an hour waiting for the next bus.\u00a0 However, you can\u2019t beat the cost, \u201c$0\u201d per ride.<\/p>\n

I had heard that Vero is a great spot to visit with it\u2019s amazing bus system and terrific harbor, but on our last trip through here we had only spent a night or two so didn\u2019t \u201cdo Vero\u201d properly.\u00a0\u00a0 Well, not this time.\u00a0 This time I expect that we will spend a week.<\/p>\n

\u201cA week Bob?\u00a0 Are you kidding?\u00a0 You\u2019ve never stayed ANYWHERE for a week!?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Yes, I know it sounds implausible but I am trying to SLOW DOWN as I enter my 4th<\/sup> year of retirement.\u00a0 Honest\u2026<\/p>\n

Well, Brenda is doubtful too, but we\u2019ve already been here since Thursday and\u00a0 it\u2019s Sunday.\u00a0 A week doesn\u2019t sound that far off.\u00a0 Really…\u00a0 That\u2019s of course, as long as there isn\u2019t a weather window…\u00a0 No, I must be strong.\u00a0 A week\u2026<\/p>\n

Besides, the shuttle bus system is FREE.\u00a0 I WILL BE STRONG.<\/p>\n

Anyway, the last few days here have been very pleasant and shuttle or not, the beach is only about a 20 minute walk from the marina and the neighborhoods you walk through (yes, the shuttle does take you there too) are very scenic.<\/p>\n

Along the way are modest homes shaded by massive live oaks.\u00a0 Quite beautiful.\u00a0\"\"<\/a>I was struck by this huge staghorn fern.\u00a0 What an amazing specimen.\"\"<\/a><\/span>The last few days have been very pleasant with daytime temperatures in the 70s with cooler, but not too cool, nights.\u00a0 Today is the first since we arrived in Vero when I turned on the heater.\u00a0 Love those new batteries.\u00a0 Yesterday it rained hard in the AM but cleared off to a beautiful, if windy, day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I believe that I mentioned that I had put a hole in our dink a few days ago and I have been consumed with fixing that hole.\u00a0 First, I used some glue that I had aboard to affix the patch.\u00a0 Alas, it didn\u2019t hold as it wasn\u2019t a good quality glue.\u00a0 Well, it held long enough to pump up the boat but as soon as the sun hit it and expanded the air, the patch couldn\u2019t handle the higher pressure air and gave way.\u00a0 So, I had to laboriously remove the glue and try again with a two-part glue that I purchased at a marine supply place in town.\u00a0 However, that glue has a 48 hour cure time which meant that we have been without out \u201cfamily car\u201d for two days.\u00a0 If you think it\u2019s hard for me to stay in an anchorage for a week, imagine me trying to stay aboard for TWO DAYS in port.\u00a0 Not easy, I assure you.\u00a0 Well, Chuck and Sandy, our friends aboard Summer Wind, came to our rescue and have been our \u201cshore link\u201d for the last two days, picking us up so we wouldn\u2019t be stuck.\u00a0 Well, today is the big day when I will once again, pump up the dink.\u00a0 I so hope that it holds.\u00a0 We are so dependent on the dink to get us around that if my patch doesn\u2019t hold then I will have to find a place to take it for some professional help.\u00a0 I would think that I should be in good shape though as I did follow the directions.\u00a0 Fingers, and toes, crossed.<\/p>\n

Anyway, we have enjoyed Vero and are looking forward a spending more time here prior to heading further south.<\/p>\n

Today we hope to have brunch at the Vero\u00a0 Beach Yacht Club and take another walk over to the beach.\u00a0 Should be a nice sunny day.\u00a0 Rumor has it that things aren\u2019t so warm and sunny at home in CT.\u00a0 Glad we\u2019re here.\u00a0\u00a0 Have I mentioned that I like warm.\u00a0 Yes, warm is good.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s Sunday morning here in \u201cVelcro\u201d Beach.\u00a0 No wait, I meant to say Vero Beach Florida.\u00a0 However, it\u2019s easy to lapse and call it by it\u2019s \u201ccruiser name, Velcro\u201d as once you get here, you won\u2019t want to leave.\u00a0 Me, I have trouble sticking in one place for more than a few days but I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_s2mail":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4015"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4021,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4015\/revisions\/4021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}