Wish You Were Here!

But I suspect not really - many people probably have only limited room in their places for guests. Unless you have them camp out in a sleeping bag on the screened-in porch. In the summer. With temperatures in the 80s at night and 100% humidity. And if they wake up the next morning and find their guest - or guests - deceased, it would take hours until they could finally get back to the beach. But wishing you were here is indeed a nice sentiment. That particular photo opportunity, by the way, is located in Fort Pierce, Florida at Jetty Park. Fort Pierce has really done a very good job in recent years fixing up their waterfront, adding a marina, a Manatee Observation and Education Center, restoring historic buildings, and reviving their downtown.

However, while the downtown, riverfront, and areas along the ocean are all very nice, to the west and northwest of downtown there is a very high crime rate, and 29% of the population lives in poverty. The next step is for the city to start tackling those issues, which is much harder to deal with. I have seen the chief of police, city leaders, as well as neighborhood activists on the local television news, and they all seem dedicated to working together to fix those problems. Which is a good thing indeed. The photograph on the right was also taken at Jetty Park, showing the Fort Pierce Inlet, which leads to the Atlantic Ocean beyond. These are the waters people maneuver through on their way to the Bahamas. If you have a yacht, that is. If not, I hear kayaks are very affordable, and very seaworthy in the ocean. Enjoy!