Monday, April 13, 2009

Bakers Haulover April 10-11









This place has turned out to be a good spot for a few reasons. First it is a great anchorage, easy to get to shore and there are facilities available on shore to use. The water is nice, and swimming off the boat has become our preference, even though there is a very nice beach here. And then there are the people. Since we've anchored friends on other boats, Lucky, Whisper and Maggie M also arrived here and it has been fun to get together with them.
The other day we had a spell of good fortune. First, Sharon from Lucky graciously dinghied us to the University Campus and let us off to catch the free shuttle bus. But it wasn't running on the weekend. While asking around how to get to where we needed to go one bus driver provided us directions and we said thanks and began walking across the campus with our packs on for the two miles or so it would take. When we reached the edge of the campus this same bus driver was starting his route. He stopped the bus and waved us over and took us to town for free! Not sure what it was about our look but he thought we really needed the ride. Then when we got to the area we needed with grocery stores we discovered that the road was right beside the tracks and within minutes a very long freight train came barrelling along. Woo-hooo! Christopher hasn't seen one since we were in Ft Lauderdale in January. Heading north is good!

Shirley and I really enjoyed touring around the University - FIU. It is a beautiful campus and it is always a neat feeling being at a place that is energized by people learning. Christopher liked it as well because that is the spot we were able to tap into from the boat for an internet connection. He also found the sculptures on the grounds very intriguing and wanted a picture put on the blog. So there he is with one of the sculptures. During our exploring of the North Miami area we went through a nice natural area called Arch Creek Park and saw quite a few iguanas. This one posed for the camera!

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