Well, we started our day out with a trip to the Harbour Cafe, the little diner where Mom and Monica had breakfast 5 days out of 7 in February. Although it has changed ownership in the meantime, the food is still just as good as it was then. Now Larry knows what we were raving about - and it's a lot less expensive than the buffet at the hotel.
We headed up to Larry and Mary Klausner's outside of Vero Beach, about a two-hour drive up the I-95 and very easy to get to. They have two Jack Russell terriers and one they're puppy-sitting, so it was quite a rambuctious welcome.
They live not far from the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, which is now affiliated with Florida Atlantic University. Yesterday was a public open house, so we went over there to see what they had. Unfortunately, we couldn't get on any of the organized tours, but there was a very interesting lecture about wild dolphin resuce and health in the Indian River Lagoon. This is one of the major research areas for the institute, and they are on a mission to teach the public about the dangers of fishing lines, nets, and boats to these wonderful mammals.
We had a wonderful afternoon and BBQ rib dinner before heading back to the hotel. Thanks again to Larry and Mary for having us; we hope to see them soon, maybe on a cruise or just another visit to Florida.
Today is boarding day and Allure is the only ship in port. She looks a little lonely sitting out there, or as lonely as a 225,000 tonne, 1,500 foot long ship can look anyway! We just got back from breakfast (guess where!) and plan on leaving the hotel at about Noon and with luck we should be onboard by 1:00. More on that, with photos, later.
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