Vero Beach is living up to its reputation (velcro). We’ve been here over a week and it looks like we are staying for Christmas.

Out on the town with family.

Lynne and another cruiser found a Christmas tree at a thrift shop. They set it up in the lounge. They got together the next day to make ornaments with some of the children that are living at the marina. So far we have paper snowflakes, ornaments made from wine corks, mini boats made from walnut shells, etc.

A creative group of tree decorators.

We are enjoying the convienences of marina life. We needed a few pieces of equipment for Catalpa. I was able to order everything and have it shipped here. We’re also having our mail boxed up and sent over. We haven’t had mail in months. The town has a free public transportation system. This makes it easy to get groceries or pick up gear at West Marine. We’re also looking at getting a rental car for a few days.

Vero Beach City Marina.

Nice neighborhood surrounding the marina.

Banyan trees!

Dog park fun. It’s about two blocks from the marina.

The large dog area is 4 acres.

Tonight the admiral and I are going out for birthday dinner at Mr. Manatees. It’s accessible by dinghy, up a canal. I hope we find our way back to Catalpa later.

Catalpa moored at Vero Beach City Marina.