You can see from the sky that, even though it was still unseasonably cool and windy, the guys had a beautiful sunny day for their final day of their Florida adventure.
The first stop was the Treasure Museum. In 1715 there were 12 ships heading north along the coast of what is now Florida filled with treasures from the "New World" bound for Spain. A hurricane hit and the ships all sank. It is estimated that about 1000 sailors perished and the remaining survivors made it to shore at the spot marked by the sign. The survivors were marooned there until they were rescued - the spot eventually became part of the Sebastian Inlet State Park. The Treasure Museum tells the history of the fated treasure ships as well as contains many treasure artifacts that have been rescued over the years.
After the Treasure Museum, they went back to the beach where they had a chance to watch surfers (in full length wet suits) practice for the Surffest 2010 that starts tomorrow. It turns out that the beach at Sebastian Inlet is a surfing mecca of Florida.
Finally, it was back to the motor home for packing, dinner and the requisite cigar smoking - something these guys have done on every trip starting back after high school graduation. It's tradition!
It will be early to bed as Scott, Mark and Lars are getting up at 2:45 am in order to drive to West Palm Beach for their flight home. Greg has two more State Parks to visit on Saturday and Sunday nights, then he starts the long trip back to Minnesota. I think they all agreed the their adventure was a huge success!
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