They call it (Vero Beach) Velcro Beach for a reason - because most people have a hard time leaving. We, on the other hand, were able to pull ourselves away but regretted leaving about 10 miles into the trip. Our raw water pump had been starting to fail over the past week. Ted would come up out of the engine room reporting 1 drip every 4 minutes. Given the problems we have faced recently, I didn't think this was too bad! However, after sitting in Vero for a few days, the drip increased to 1 drip every few seconds. Not wanting to risk water getting into the engine, we dropped anchor in Fort Pierce to inspect things further and make a new plan. Luckily, Ted was ahead of the game and ordered a replacement pump to be delivered to Aunt Lynne. Even luckier, the part was delivered on Saturday instead of the scheduled Monday. Even luckier still, Lynne offered to deliver it to us today.
So, today, we had a wonderful time making Xmas decorations with our ever-so-crafty Aunt Lynne while Ted successfully replaced the water pump. Tomorrow, we will try to head south again, for either Peck Lake or Lake Worth.
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| Painting shells |
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| Here they are decorating plastic bulbs with paint and/or filling them with shells, painting shells and painting wooden ornaments. Lynne thought of everything! |
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| We now have a new raw water pump. (Thank you Lynne!!!) |
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