A trip to Fort Pierce!

Yesterday looked like a nice day to visit Fort Pierce to us so we took the dogs and headed out. I’m sure there is lots to see in this town, but we only managed to visit a few locations that were on our list. There is always another time, right. 

First on the list was "The Marine Connection Liquidators"it is a huge place selling surplus marine supplies. Well, we spent quite a bit of time there perusing their inventory and because this place is over 30,000 square feet, it took us a while! Benno is hunting for a 3 bladed 17 or 18 inch diameter, RH propeller of certain pitch, since installing a new diesel engine of less horse power in our boat, the original propeller is LH, four bladed and 20 inch diameter, definitely too big and cannot be used to drive our boat! Propellers cost big money! I’m sure we will be back before heading home to Canada.

Then, just around the corner from this warehouse there is the "Riverside Marina". By Canadian standards I would call a big place. It is mostly a boat storage marina that allows the owners to work on their boats while being piled up. However, they don’t allow anyone to live on their boats on “the hard” (a term for a boat cradled up) while working. Only boats in the water tied to docks are allowed to live on. We strolled through the yard and I obtained their prices from the office. While walking through the marina I spotted a few yachts from Canada and the “Star Spangled” sailboat that belongs to our friend Leszek from back home in Canada. Leszek is a fantastic sailor who rounded  the storm punished Cape Horn and did as well the treacherous East - West Passage in Northern Canada in a sailboat, without sinking or being eaten by a polar bear.

On our return trip I popped into the Ross (Dress For Less) outlet and came out with a couple of items that were a real bargain! And, a quick stop at another Aldi Food Store that was twice the size from the one they have in Okeechobee also had me carry out a shopping bag. I might take advantage of the opportunity when I can and we benefit from the savings.

For the folks home, you probably haven’t seen crabs this big. This Gigantic Land Crab ran by our parked truck at the marina and I followed it to the beach. I didn’t dare to touch it as its claw looked mighty big to me. 

Today we are relaxing. It’s sunny but cooler with only a high of 20C/68F so a good day to get back to my book, “Proof of Life” by J.A. Jance, a page turner.

Thanks for dropping by again.