The other day I walked around Harbourside Place, a mixed-use development located along Jupiter, Florida's Intercoastal Waterway that functions as Jupiter's downtown. It is a very pleasant spot with absolutely wonderful landscaping. The best part of the place is walking along the water. And if you choose to do so, you can dine at restaurants with a view of the Intercoastal. Harbourside Place is the home of The Woods, a restaurant owned by Tiger Woods, who lives on nearby Jupiter Island, but from the reviews I've read, you might have to dip into your child's college fund to pay for dinner.
As a matter of fact, I looked at a few of the menus posted at some of the other restaurants in the complex, and the prices all seem very high indeed. As for the shops, not surprisingly, they cater to the wealthy, with an emphasis on resort wear, "island apparel," and, of course, luxury fashion, which seems to be clothing that I have never seen anyone wearing back in the real world. I myself just like to walk around, enjoy the view of the intracoastal, check out the yachts, and then head to the beach.
The complex does have a small marina, but did not have many boats docked there, perhaps because it was mid-summer. However, there was one large yacht docked right in front of the Hotel Wyndham Grand Jupiter called the Antares, with a home port of Jupiter, and seen in the photograph on the left. I looked it up on the internet, and it turns out it is for sale. It is 130 feet long, built in 2008, sleeps 10 in 5 cabins (once again singles will have to share a room), and has a crew of 5. All for the bargain price of 11.9 million dollars. And I'll be damned if I didn't bring my checkbook along. Oh well, hopefully it will still be on the market the next time I visit Harbourside Place. Perhaps I can even do a little haggling and get the price down to 10 million. One can always dream.
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