We set out Friday morning (the family of five + two fat caterpillars) and took our time heading north. We stopped at a restaurant in Vero called the Patio and... ate on the outside patio. It was a nice break - but as always, finding a place to park "the beast" can be quite a challenge.
After that we headed further north to the Vero / Sebastian border and set up camp at the Sunshine Travel Inn. The campground is really great! Clean, quiet, the pool is beautiful, there's mini golf, a play ground and the lots are all paved.
The next day, we found Wabaso beach and spent most of the morning playing in the surf and sand. The water was rough and there were quite a few surfers "hangin' ten". There was even a Geocache on the boardwalk, but some how it evaded me.
After we were sufficiently waterlogged, we headed to Mulligan's on the Beach for lunch. Its very similar to the Mulligan's in Lauderdale by the Sea. The food was good and the atmosphere was great - but in retrospect, I wish we had found some where else more unique to the area.
Then... naptime! We headed back to the camper and took a swim / sleep break. There was another family with a site just across from ours and the kids loved playing with "the Reeds". There was much bike riding and baseball to play into the wee hours of dusk.
Sunday we woke up late, went for a quick Geocache right outside the campground entrance - this one we successfully found - swam a bit more and then started packing up.
We took our time on the way home and even stopped at Palm Beach RV - our favorite place to go and not buy anything. We especially like to do this on Sundays for some reason.
Unfortunately, we walked away empty handed - but this time we were too empty handed. Somewhere between Palm Beach RV and our house, our camper keys fell off the truck bed - where we had left them for "safe keeping". :(
After several hours of playing "where are the keys" and "you have them" / "no, you have them" we resigned to agree to disagree. None of this effort got us any closer to opening the camper or unhitching (the equipment was securely locked up)!
The next morning, a locksmith was dispatched. If you are looking for a career change, I would seriously look into locksmithing! The man spent no more than 30 seconds trying to PICK the three locks on the beast. The last one opened, but the other two counted so the whole episode cost $120! What other job can you get paid 100% for a 66% failure rate - incredible!
Well, we learned our lesson - from now on we'll stop being so vigilant and keep the camper unlocked!
