Melbourne, Florida - Our Winter Home

We made it to Melbourne, FL, Taurus’s home for the next three and a half months!  Melbourne is also where our son lives, so we are going to get some good time in seeing him this winter. So great!!  We saw him after work and for dinner today.  It’s been too long. We need Covid-19 to be done please!

We left Fort Pierce this morning and had an uneventful cruise. 






We saw an old favorite - a tug pushing a barge!

We saw some more electric wires crossing the bay for those in the barrier islands.


Once we were settled in our new marina, Fred and I took a walk to the Eau Gallie Art District (EGAD). We walked through an older residential neighborhood. There were Aloe Vera plants that are humongous!

Aloe Vera plants in the neighborhood near our marina



Plus there were cactus

There were a couple of historic signs


And at the end of the night - Christmas lights!





Comments

  1. Peg M.December 19, 2021 at 9:27 PM

    Glad you made it safely through phase 2 of your journey. Hopefully now that you are back to salt water, you won't have to deal with any more spider invasions. I am happy you will get to spend time with Michael. :)

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    1. Taurus Great LoopDecember 24, 2021 at 10:49 AM

      Thank goodness. We have fewer spiders. Just have to find the stragglers 😂
      And our time with Michael this past weekend was great! Looking forward to living close to him for a couple of months.

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  2. Anna MarieDecember 22, 2021 at 10:13 AM

    Cactus and greenery! Something not seen right now in Connecticut right now. Enjoy your visit :)

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    1. Taurus Great LoopDecember 24, 2021 at 10:50 AM

      I thought of you when I saw those cacti! They would be blooming in your yard.
      We’ve had the kids over the past two days. Awesome!!

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  3. JeannieDecember 25, 2021 at 9:28 AM

    Merry Christmas to you and all dear to you! We are happy you are able to spend nice warm winter time with Michael but you are missing a white Christmas here up North!

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  4. Taurus Great LoopJanuary 1, 2022 at 2:21 PM

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Hope you and yours are feeling better. We are getting ready to go back to Taurus.

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