Day 381 - Fort Pierce

In the morning, Arthur invited me to play a game of chess. He was even better than Gregor. It lasted less than 5 minutes!

Before leaving, the Nelleke’s gave us a large cardboard box full of delicious mangoes from their tree. What a delicious gift!

Then we said our goodbyes and drove back to the port to check on Gregor & Ellen.

They had obtained US visitor visas and were ready to leave. They planned to continue their journey up the West Coast to Alaska and promised to visit us in New York afterward on their way back through Canada.

We said our goodbyes to them with a heavy heart. We traveled together since Ecuador for the last 68 days.

Around noon, we left Miami and drove on Highway #1 North along the coast. The whole stretch was like one very long town with shops, gas stations, and hotels—one red light after the other.

We camped under a bridge in Fort Pierce in the evening and prayed the police would leave us alone. Annoying mosquitoes swarmed us as soon as it was getting dark.

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