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| After a good night's rest anchored at Ft. Pierce we had beautiful east winds to sail up the ICW to Vero Beach. We stayed at the marina behind these moored boats. Using fresh water to give Priority and our dinghy a good bath to clean off four months of salt. Free fresh water was available by the jug full in the Bahamas but we learned to use it sparingly. |
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| We found a lighthouse we had not visited at the Ponce de Leon Inlet. It is one of the few lighthouses restored with all three keeper's house as well as all of its support buildings. |
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| We climbed the 203 steps up to the gallery deck below the rotating third order Fresnel lens. We looked out later at night to see the lighthouse beacon shining bright. |
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| The Lens Exhibit Building seemed added just for Jay. He especially enjoyed the collection of lighthouse lenses that were restored by a team of museum staff and volunteers. We noted in our log on the way south in November that we should visit on the way back north. It is great to have time to make the stop. We stopped at Ft. Mantanzas for a breezy beach walk before heading on up to Jacksonville Beach. |
