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<\/a>Because Vero is so popular, we’ve been rafted\u00a0up on mooring balls–something we’ve also never seen. Fortunately for us, we were paired with our friends on Perla.<\/p>\n The Thanksgiving Day potluck was epic (although we hear attendance is down). Cruisers who have swallowed the anchor and accepted land-based life provide turkeys and hams, and the rest of the fleet signs up for whatever else they can pull off from the galley. We failed to bring chairs–turns out we don’t have any–but the food was great.<\/p>\n After the meal, the musically-inclined gathered on the back benches for some tunes. F was honored to be included, and led a few songs; she also got to rock out on Drunken Sailor….for about 20 verses. Thanks especially to the guys on Salty Paws for including her! And now we wait. We thought there’d be\u00a0a great weather window opening up to jump to the Bahamas on Tuesday, but my mom is visiting Fort Lauderdale to get some face time with the grandkids before we exit the country, so we’ll miss that crossing opportunity. We’d planned to bring the boat down south to be near her, but the weather’s not so hot on the outside, and the ICW is shallow here and rife with timed bridges, so we decided to keep the boat in Vero and rent a car. We’ll commute (and enjoy the exotic nature of driving).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I mean, we are physically situated in an actual Cruising Village. I’ve never seen anything like it. Vero Beach has a rep as being a good place to gather for Thanksgiving, and it did not disappoint. With a … <\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n