Ft. Pierce
After enjoying a nice swim at Sebastian I continued to motor south towards Vero Beach. By far this is the nicest stretch of 1A1 for the segment I have traveled. Although I could not find a public entrance to go see and swim at Vero, no doubt this is an upscale community with stunning homes and golf course after golf course consuming this narrow stretch of barrier island land. The Vero area is also densely overgrown with beautiful tropical vegetation that is very well manicured. Watch out for the speed traps..they are every where!
I have been to Ft. Pierce before to visit my aunt Mary so I can remember the area somewhat.
After driving 7 hours in the Miata with the top down on a balmy hot day like today it was time to take another swim. After criss crossing the causeway 2 times to get around the inlet I went to South Beach and found a very nice new and improved parking area with facilities. This beach has a very steep drop off to the water and when you get in the water at the edge there is a fairly deep trough which reminds me of the outer banks in North Carolina. I also noticed the water seemed to be very salty and fishy smelling compared to the beaches north of this area. The swim was great at any rate though. Time to swing by a beach dive and order up an ice cold dollar beer! I passed by the place earlier and seen the Happy Hour signs. Hard to believe you can still get a beer for a buck! On to Mary's now.
I have been to Ft. Pierce before to visit my aunt Mary so I can remember the area somewhat.
After driving 7 hours in the Miata with the top down on a balmy hot day like today it was time to take another swim. After criss crossing the causeway 2 times to get around the inlet I went to South Beach and found a very nice new and improved parking area with facilities. This beach has a very steep drop off to the water and when you get in the water at the edge there is a fairly deep trough which reminds me of the outer banks in North Carolina. I also noticed the water seemed to be very salty and fishy smelling compared to the beaches north of this area. The swim was great at any rate though. Time to swing by a beach dive and order up an ice cold dollar beer! I passed by the place earlier and seen the Happy Hour signs. Hard to believe you can still get a beer for a buck! On to Mary's now.
My Grand father lived in Ft. Pierce. I went to see in the winter from 1969. My last trip was from Austin 1995. His winter home was on a 20 acre tract which he and his other Kentucky farm buddie split into 4 lots and built homes. Just down the road from Al Capones winter home. Fishing was a daily event, then I found Sebastion beach and learned to surf. You know that some guys found a Spanish ship wreck off this beach in the 90's. If I had only learned to SCUBA dive earlier.
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