Fireworks!

Hi kids!

This past weekend we spied a specially sweet looking dock in West Palm
Beach. Three docks, actually, all newly built by the wonderful, caring
government of the city were lined up near city center. There wasn't a
boat on any of them. At first we figured we better not tie up there.
After all, if no one else was using them, there must be a reason, like
there's some trap or something. We anchored down the river a ways and
spent the night. But I came back later, checked it out and found out
it was ok to stay there and free to boot. Whoopie!

So we scooted right over and tied up. As it turned out the docks were
part of a waterfront improvement project which included a park. They
were having a grand opening that night. So we had tied up in the
middle of 30,000 celebrants, beside a Cirque de Soleil type outdoor
performance with loud music then a ton of fireworks. We had a great
time! Here's a picture of the fireworks over the boat. The thing that
looks like a UFO on a stick is my radar dome. We were so close the
deck was covered with fireworks ashes the next morning.

Now THATS the way to greet a Pirate!