Stuart, Fl

An early Saturday morning arrival at Phipps County Park in Martin County was perfect timing to get a camping spot alongside the Okeechobee Waterway just as a camper was leaving, since there are only 15 electric/water sites. This is a spacious park with plenty of sunshine and lots of palms. After a nice bike ride we spent the rest of the day taking care of chores in town (haircut, Chinese food, oil change, propane, new phone, junk souvenir shopping) before returning to grill some of our fresh vegetables!


On Monday we moved a few hundred feet down the road to the St. Lucie Locks Corps of Engineers' campground alongside the Okeechobee Waterway that runs from the east coast at Stuart, through Lake Okeechobee, and to the west coast at Ft. Meyers. We had a fine visit and lunch with Regina and Mike in St. Lucie West and were given a grand tour of the PGA neighborhood.

We have a few more photos.




We then drove to the coast and wandered up 1 and 1A1 from Ft. Pierce to Vero Beach, stopping along the way to walk on the beach although it was quite windy. In Vero Beach we had a delightful visit with Susan, a friend since the 5th grade, and her sister Gene and husband Jerry. Very nice people.

We meandered along the coast along 1A1 to Stuart and back to our home for the night amid a pretty good rain that washed the van.
Tuesday morning we watched the Olympian kayakers from Germany paddle up and down the waterway before joining Marcia and Sue for a trip to the Brighton Seminole Casino near Okeechobee. It was a great opportunity for a visit. We each even won a few dollars. We very much enjoyed the Stuart and Jupiter areas. There are a few more photos of our ride along the coast.