What would Memorial Day be without "somehow" getting away? The question becomes, getting away from what? Life on the waters of Florida's Gold Coast from Jupiter to Key West (my boundaries) is simply too scrumptious not to attract volumes of visitors as well as riveting residents-both old and new- to our seashore. So perhaps, getting away means leaving our usual haunts and plopping ourselves in some different place geographically, and possibly, demographically. What was fortunate was that our travel plans coincided with a decidedly better turn of weather for the second half of the four day weekend.
Mindful of that, we left oh-so-cool Miami behind and pointed the crosshairs of my SUV towards Jupiter Inlet. Our travel stategy would be to place ourselves where the crowds were not and still enjoy the Inlet's charms in relative peace. That meant a late lunch around 2:00p.m. at Schooners' Restaurant. The "sampler's" plate was hard to beat: scallops, dolphin, shrimp, and chicken over "dirty" rice with a side of cole slaw was pleasing. The meal was topped off with some festive key lime pie.
I'd made early plans with Jupiter Waterfront Inn (www.jupiterwaterfrontinn.com) to reserve room 215. This is a second floor studio on the extreme eastern end of the facility. It affords the best view of the water without the besotting sights and sounds of poolside activities and antics. Although the holiday did attract some all-night players, this is usually not the case and the facility delivers a pleasant stay. It's especially quiet during the summer off-season.
The view from this room is worth the stay and the huge amount of holiday boat traffic on the waters of the ICW made the cool depths of my digs the perfect place for reflections and finishing writing assignments. I do suspect, however, that the next time my feet touch down in Jupiter, it'll be on one of Captain Butch Constable's fishing vessels!
Jan
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