Bahamas water flowing my way

April 3 Jupiter Beach Inlet, on the Indian River,has the most turquoise water of the ICW and flows from the Atlantic into the rivers. Several boats depart this area for the Bahamas, so it feels like the islands were so close when the vivid clear blue water was around us. For us, it was an easy decision not to go, as it is a whole different experience! Even though getting there would easy for David to navigate, there are other obstacles like documents (even for the dog) and lots of planning to do. Maybe another day and another boat. We planned our next stop to be an anchorage at Peck Lake which is a park on the ICW and close to the beach with few homes and traffic. When we arrived, the tides were lowering and many boats were on anchor, which leaves fewer spots to freely swing on anchor. We could not find water over 3' and nearly got stuck around 1' depth. So we went onward, looking up the next available marinas, most were in Stuart. We noticed a huge dark sky which looked loaded with rain, so we quickly picked Marriot's Hutchison Island resort. They were able to take us and as we approached the waves swelled, the winds gusted and the rain started. Our docking was difficult but we were relieved to be in a marina. We ended up having dinner at the Tiki Bar by the resort pool, not our finest experience, but still appreciated!