Vero Beach, FL

Vero Beach was established in 1872 by Captain Allen W. Estes, he developed the first land patent here between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon.
in 1893 a man by the name of Henry Flagler brought his Florida Coast Railway through the area, if you recognize his name, you should, he the same philanthropist that established St. Augustine into the thriving town it became. His dream was to extent his railway from St. Augustine all the way to Key West, which he did, only a massive hurricane had a different plan and took out the Key West line, instead of rebuilding he decided that to sell his railway instead so the Keys railway were never rebuilt.
Vero Beach is a very relaxing town, surrounded by beautiful beaches it offers one the option spending the day in sun and water or simply taking it easy and laying back to take it all in. I took the relaxing and reading  8 books in two weeks route.

The RV grounds are nice and private and even had a small library that you could take books from as well as some games, DVD's ect.
it had a nice pool that was great for lounging with a book in between swims.

 This was one of the beach areas that we went to at Vero , they are very private even though its not private beaches, the dunes are full of lush growth unlike a lot of beaches and it is a Sea Turtle habitat area.







I really dug a hole for myself this time.....

 the Mclarty Treasure Museum, with found treasures from the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet, some of the most valuable finds are from this fleet and are still being discovered, everything from millions of dollars in priceless emerald and diamond jewelry that were meant to be a spanish queens dowry to sabers, gold coins and fine china. to this day treasure still washes up to shore allowing everyday hunters to find some of its bounty and is said that millions still lie at the bottom waiting to be found.

Some of the China, Pottery and pewter chargers found.












These were silver disks for ingots, saber handles and coins, there was also crosses and small figurines.

 One of the cannons from a fleet ship.

 the observation deck in back was complete with a pirate flag, ships wheel and stunning view.

Dreaming of Spanish treasure..........

All in all this trip was a nice laid back but interesting stop, not without its history but somewhere you can come to the beach and really enjoy the beach.