Have we been here 10 days already?

Hobe Sound Beach

So, what have we been doing the last 3 days? Not tooo much, but here is a recap:

Saturday morning I worked on a few maintenance projects for the coach and trailer, while Elaine went shopping, and then I watched some more of round three of the Masters Golf Tournament. Our hosts have been feeding us dinner all week, and we thought we would treat them for a change. So Elaine came home with 4 filet mignons to grill that night, and then made a great salad and asparagus with hollandaise sauce. That was our Saturday.

Sunday morning we decided to take a nice long bike ride down to Hobe Sound Beach, but not before we stopped off at the Whistle Stop cafe on Dixie Highway in Stuart. After a great breakfast we headed south on Highway A1A to Bridge Street, which took us down a tree lined street to Hobe Sound Beach. After spending about 30 minutes walking in the waves we saddled up and rode the 10 miles back "home". It was a nice 20 mile bike ride, and just what we needed. That afternoon I watched the final round of the Masters and watched as Bubba Watson came away with an improbable victory. It was great to see a golfer display such raw emotion as he bent to pick up his ball from the final playoff hole in victory. The dinner went well, and the steaks came out perfectly.....of course if really helps to start with great meat....thank you Elaine for picking out 4 great cuts.

Monday Ernie suggested we drive down to Loxahatchee River and do a 4 hour canoe tour of this really cool river. We paddled with the current down the river to the second dam where we had lunch and then paddled back. We saw two alligators and numerous turtles sunning themselves on logs along the river. It was almost like being in a rain forest the vegetation was so lush, and the cypress trees were beautiful.

Elaine and I paddled over these falls.

We had a great time on the river with our friends. We had originally planned to leave Stuart today to drive north to the Kennedy Space Center, but Ernie told us we would hate ourselves if we didn't do this canoe trip, and he was right. I'm glad we stayed over one more day.

Tomorrow we roll the tires again on our coach and begin our trek northward, first to tour the Kennedy Space Center, then on to St. Augustine, and on north to Savannah, GA. Eventually we will find ourselves in Michigan at the end of this month.

What a great time we had in Stuart, FL visiting friends and seeing the surrounding countryside. Thank you Ernie and Carol for your generous hospitality and friendship! We will be back!

Thanks for stopping by!