Ellie and Richard are our gracious hosts for the next several days. In the picture above we are looking out into the Atlantic Ocean from the deck at their condo facility which is in the most picture perfect setting of Palm City. There are no high rise buildings blocking their view as most of the condos here can only be 6 stories. They are on the second floor and have direct water views of both the ocean and the ICW. A perfect spot to relax and soak up the wonderful sound of the ocean waves while swimming in the warm pool or soaking in the jacuzzi. Ellie made us the most delicious dinner of salmon, roasted potatoes and beans followed by apple pie - what a treat. She also gave us Audrey her Mercedes E350 which was a big help is assisting in our reprovisioning on Wednesday so we will have lots of groceries before we cross to the Bahamas. When we got back to the boat there was lots of activity out on the mooring field where unfortunately a boat was on fire. Lots of pilot boats keeping the area clear and a police helicopter overhead to provide strong light for visibility.
You can see the dark smoke and flames. This was about 10pm.
On Wednesday evening we had reservations at Henry’s which is part of The Breakers conglomerate. The Breakers was built in 1896 by railroad tycoon Henry Morrison Flagler so the restaurant is filled with wonderful photographs of the railroad etc. The patio landscape surrounding the restaurant is just magnificent as are many of the buildings , shops, galleries , etc. The Breakers is 140 acre oceanfront resort that has six restaurants within the complex and is an epicenter of old- Palm Beach. The full moon also provides some natural lighting.
Thursday Nana and Nandad took the water taxi from Rivera Beach Marina over to Peanut Island which is directly across from where the boat is docked.
Peanut Island was originally created in 1918 with material dredged during the digging of Lake Worth Inlet. The plan was to use it as a terminal for shipping peanut oil however this plan was abandoned but the name stuck. Hidden on the island is the secret bunker that was built in December 1961 for President John F Kennedy. The bunker was constructed quickly during the run up to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Unfortunately it closed in 2017 and has not reopened yet.
Peanut Island was originally created in 1918 with material dredged during the digging of Lake Worth Inlet. The plan was to use it as a terminal for shipping peanut oil however this plan was abandoned but the name stuck. Hidden on the island is the secret bunker that was built in December 1961 for President John F Kennedy. The bunker was constructed quickly during the run up to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Unfortunately it closed in 2017 and has not reopened yet.
The picture from the ICW guide shows Peanut Island which is the circle you see between Riveria Beach and Singer Island. NH is docked where the blue M is at number 83 and Lake Worth Inlet is marker by the white channel that leads out to the ocean. We are getting very excited as our window for crossing might very well be this Saturday. Nandad has studied the weather patterns very carefully daily, we have diligently written out three day forecast from three different weather reports using our criterion and we have reached out to Chris Parker for a professional weather custom report. Safe Harbor at New Port Cove has been very accommodating and we have remained at our slip the entire time.
Here is a rough outline of our potential trip of which the first part will be heading to West End on the Grand Bahamas which is the red dot before Freeport. We successfully completed our Click2CleR documentation.
Nandad looking very dapper after our shopping spree at West Marine. He is so excited to be wearing shorts.
Sunset overlooking the marinas as we sit in the cockpit on the dock.
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