Heading back to Florida.

Heading north, we decided to clean the bottom of the boat.  So we ran the boat aground, so we could stand up and clean!  A little strange to be standing next to the boat in such shallow water, but great to get the bottom clean without the expense of a haul-out.

Dinner aboard 'No Rehearsal' with fellow cruisers Bruce and Toni from the catamaran 'Remi De'.   Always enjoyable to share a meal and a glass of wine with good friends.

And so onto Florida and West Palm Beach.
We managed to anchor just off the main street, great to be able to walk ashore and sample the night life and the restaurants here.
One morning we were woken up at 6am.  It was the start of a Triathlon  and all the swimmers were lining up to start the first leg, a 1.2 mile swim, then off to cycle 50 miles and followed by a run of about 15 miles.  We were exhausted just watching them from the comfort of our cockpit!  Wonderful to see all the action though.

Downtown in West Palm there is always something going on.   Here I am at 'Gingers Dance Party' dancing away with one of the locals, great atmosphere with all the kids joining in.  Daryl is not much of a dancer and sat on the sidelines.

A typical palm lined avenue here.  The houses are spectacular, but hard to see when they are at the end of long, tree-lined drives and super smart.

In the smartest areas in West Palm Beach, the 'For Sale' signs are tiny and tasteful.  There are no huge , ugly colourful boards here!