NH docks at Titusville Marina MM 878

Nana and Nandad were very happy to dock at Palm Coast Marina after a long stressful day. We took a wonderful scenic walk around the condos and across the busy road to the European village. This area is designed with the Italian piazza in mind with lots of colorful balconies and a central gazebo where music is played while people walk around the various restaurants. We had the most delicious pizza at Mezzaluna Pizzeria. Palm Valley is a very wealthy area filled with big beautiful homes along the waterways and many condos with their dockage for their boat which means they have direct access to the water. I imagine this place it like a zoo during busy season. 

Here is one of the modest homes with its infinity pool.

Saturday : New Hiorizon cruised approximately 74 statute miles along the ICW for several hours today. We passed many sailboats and they were all wrapped up in their warmest gear. This stretch of the ICW passed through Palm Valley, Tomaka Basin, Hailfax River, Ponce De Lion Inlet, Indian River, Mosquito Lagoon, through the Haulover Canal and into a very wide section of the River under the NASA Florida East Coast RR Bridge and finally into our slip. Nana had fun watching the homes along the way with their multiple toys SUB’s, kayaks, fishing boats, jet ski’s. The picture below is a very creative way to store your boards.

And yes this is a private backyard. It’s hard to capture the style as the boat cruises by at 10 knots however here is an example of a very nice fast speed boat.

We continue to pass many pods of white pelican and also the fishermen have their share looking for scraps.

When we had finished tying up NH in her slip - which by the way Nana continues to be in awe of how skillful Nandad is in backing in NH into these tight slips with their raised pylons - we headed to the local store for some basic groceries. Now every days brings new experiences however this one was a first. Nandad went to get the cart but was unable to release it only to discover that you had to put a quarter into the slot in order to get your cart! Well you can imagine how much mileage Nandad got from this scenario but thank goodness the lady in the store had a great sense of humor. 

After a lovely dinner onboard we will have an early night as tomorrow our goal is to get to Fort Pierce which is 92 statute miles so it will be a long day. 

The pictures show a flock of white ibis perched on the bare branches of the tree while the massive heron look on.