Day 84-85

Day 84 - Nov. 8 Vero Beach

We enjoyed a very relaxing day today.  Went to the beach for the Farmer's Market where we picked up very reasonably priced produce along with the mandatory cinnamon bun for Greg and the almond croissant for me.  There were two young girls holding up a sing that said "free money" so naturally Greg had to find out what the gimmick was. It was no Gimmick.  For a buck, all they wanted to know was what he was grateful for.  He got the dollar.  Since they were doing a nice thing, he turned around and put the dollar in the tip jar for the band that was playing.
From there we went to Walmart (best price on oil), then to West Marine where we picked up a freezer that was marked down $200 (sweet deal), and then to the Olive Garden for lunch (we both love the Olive Garden).  With full bellies, we went to the Factory Outlet Stores and picked up some cheap clothes.
We made it back to the boat as the clouds started to move in and about an hour later the skies opened up.  The rain was short lived but I think it might have broken the high humidity we've been dealing with.

Day  85 - Nov. 9 Vero Beach

Woke up to rain this morning.  We did a few chores around the boat, then headed to town.  We needed to order some spare parts from West Marine, exchange oil filters at WalMart and then went for a drive to Fort Pierce to check out a potential storage yard for the boat next spring.  We stopped by Riverside Marina and Harbourtown Marina, both of which seemed to be deserted of all staff, so we'll have to ask our questions via email I guess.
On the way back to the boat we stopped at several car dealership to check out prices of used cars, only to find out they don't put the sticker price on the used cars.  We're debating if we should fly home in the spring or try to pick up an inexpensive (notice I didn't say cheap?) car and drive home.
Rained almost non-stop all day so for only the second time on this trip we've had to run the engine to charge the batteries.  I imagine with the new freezer we'll find ourselves doing that more often.
Mallory - still no alligators!