To Hole in the Wall
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Wed 20 Apr 2011 22:37
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To Hole in the
Wall
  It seem the second I want to take a
birds picture, it will immediately start to preen or get an itch, this heron sitting on a dredger line - no
different
Much as we could have stayed among
the friendly people of Stuart, Florida. It was time to move on - I guess our
livers are pleased with that plan. We missed Uncle Dave as he is in New
Jersey having recently lost his father-in-law, we do hope to see him when we get
nearer. We cannot thank Dirty Al enough for all his kindness and
hospitality.
    We left at nine forty on a rising tide
and it wasn't too long before we had left Manatee Pocket for the ICW, Chaps en route.
  On we went, spending a peaceful
thirty five miles in glorious sunshine, taking in the
scenery and bridges.
  A couple of interesting
girls on the way
  At this
point the ICW was over four miles wide. We spotted many anchorages just off the
main channel.
  Perched on a mile
marker, this chap was having a good scratch - just how far could he
stretch his neck
      It makes us laugh one minute looking
at a sea bird, the next a land lover and back again
 A regional meeting of
allsorts
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Our last wide expanse
before the ICW narrowed to a medium river
width
 The Hole in the Wall, pretty houses
to our right, mangroves away to our left
 We literally pulled sixty feet off the main channel to anchor a
little way from this pair of motor cruisers
  A handsome chap did a
couple of fly-bys
  A family of dolphins
came over to welcome us
 A
huge thrill when the national bird himself - the Bald Eagle - did just the one sweep past
 If
the children and grandchildren were here with us - this would be
truly perfect
ALL IN ALL PRETTY IDYLLIC
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