Happy New Year from the Conch Republic!
We are in Key West, Capital of the Conch Republic, which was a tongue-in-cheek secession of the Keys declared in the 80's. We departed Vero Beach after the boat being there 2 weeks, with time either side of our family vacation in Punta Cana. We only had 60 miles to go to get to the Palm Beach area, which would be our Xmas stop, so we could take our time. First stop was the Pelican Yacht Club in Fort Pierce area, just an easy 2 hour run south. We arrived early afternoon and made full use of their unoccupied pool. Next day we traveled about 30 miles to Hobe Sound, in the Jupiter area and anchored for the first time all trip. We selected a very nice bay in a no-wake zone, with a nearby sandbar, and also got our first ocean swim in. Very warm. A woman from NY area noticed our Vancouver hailing port and came out on her paddle board to chat. That left only a couple of hours run to get to North Palm Beach, which would be our home for the next 10 days. Tristan's girlfriend Domi