We left Stuart early and headed for Vero Beach. The wind picked up in the afternoon and we were hoping that we would be out of it in the mooring field where I had made a reservation. And, yes we were.

The municipal marina

and mooring field are tucked behind a little island so there was a breeze, but no wind. We were able to pick up a mooring ball, but here you must put out fenders in case they want to have some one share the ball with you.

There is a free shuttle that runs all through Vero Beach. We hopped on it and went to Publix. We had a delicious dinner on board. I was concerned about bugs, but with the breeze we were fine. We really enjoy being on a mooring ball. We also felt lucky because in this harbor you are sometimes required to share your ball with another boat. They weren’t busy ao we were alone.