Flexibility

Once again, a change in the forecast gave us a chance to practice flexibility. We were planning to leave Ft. Pierce yesterday but the day before we were told that the seas were likely to be 7 feet with a period of 10 seconds. Although we could sail in those conditions it would not be pleasant. We opted to wait for the next weather window. As it turned out the seas were actually 6 feet instead of 7 but we had already changed our plans and moved off of the boat again. 

While we were waiting we went back to the Environmental Learnjng Center and took a boat ride to Pelican Island. Pelican Island is the first National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1903. The photo shows white Wood Storks in the trees and White Pelicans in the middle on the ground. To protect the wildlife were prohibited from getting any closer for a better picture. The Indian River Lagoon was peaceful and beautiful with an incredible amount of wildlife. Since Breeze On doesn’t go on the ICW we hadn’t been able to appreciate this part of the world from a boat before. I grew up near here and went out on the Indian River on a boat a few times when I was young but have a different perspective now.