Vero beach and Titusville

We successfully crossed from the Abacos and spent our first few days back at Vero beach where we picked up the van from a farm where it was parked.

We sailed from vero beach to Titusville where we will haul out in two days. A fellow pct hiker we met 2 years joined us for our sail up the icw

We have been busy starting to prepare the boat for summer storage and planning our next set of adventures this summer.

Sailing under several fixed 65 foot bridges and 1 draw bridge near fort pierce. Good easterly winds allowed for sailing the entire route even in the narrow channel sections.
Our hiker friend Seth at the helm getting sailing time on the wheel
Our anchorage at Titusville
Several manatees wanted to drink the fresh water coming out of our dinghy as we hosed it out. We heard they need sources of fresh water to live.

The next day we hauled our boat out using a lift and on to jack stands where we put it “on the hard”.

We spent about two days preparing the boat for the summer season by removing the jib and cockpit cloth structures and solar panels and store cushion covers in bags for storage.

We then moved stuff to the van to head north to hike and do van camping.

This is the travel lift that lifted it out to a parking spot on gravel.
Our boat put away with hurricane straps attached
Manatees swimming under the boat
Titusville Marina at sunrise

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