Cruising on to Vero Beach

Today we traveled north for 42 miles (about 4-1/2 hours cruising) on the intercoastal waterway to beautiful Vero Beach.  At this point of the waterway we are in the Indian River and it is a beautiful turquoise blue.  The local waterway police really enforce the speed limits here and we had to slow down as to not wake the fishermen in the river.  It was a gorgeous day on the water and the scenery was very pretty.  We arrived a Vero Beach Yacht Club in the early afternoon. 

View of the beach from Waldo's

When Mary & Bill arrived, they suggested that we hop the free city bus and stop at Waldo's on the beach.  Waldo's is on the National Registry of Historic Places  - much of the place is built of driftwood.  There is an eclectic mix of architecture and decorations.  The founder, Waldo Sexton, liked to collect bells and other interesting antiques, mosaics, paintings and sculptures. 

Us at Waldo's

We had a great table overlooking the Atlantic and treated ourselves to drinks and chicken wings.  Yum!  We are saying goodbye to our friends since they are going all the way to the Chesapeake.  We plan to stay another day here and then head south.


The next day...

We explored more of Vero Beach and really enjoyed their fabulous art museum, which just happened to be a short walking distance from the marina.  There was a visiting exhibit by an artist, Larry Kagen, that featured art that created shadows on the wall.  It's hard to describe the unique creations,  but it was amazing.  We were also wowed by Deborah Butterfield's exhibit of Horses.  She created the horses from bits of wood and pieces of metal.  The wood was then made into copper and then painted to look like wood. 

We had just finished the art exhibit when we noticed a crowd going into the Riverside Theater for a matinee performance of the musical, Saturday Night Fever. We snagged some of the last tickets and really enjoyed the show - the Beegee's music was great!