Monday, February 9th, on the
water to Venice.
One of the many jokes we have made on this trip was the exotic places Sea Fever has taken us. Paris, Cuba, Florence, Guttenberg, Aberdeen, Panama City, St, Petersburg...and today, Venice! The day dawned sunny, but cool at 55°. We only had 25 miles to go to reach Fisherman's Wharf Marina at Venice. Tim had called ahead to secure our slip, and we headed out. The sun continued to shine, and warmed up to 66°, still not warm on the water.
For
so much of the trip, the landscape would teeter between exceptional wilderness,
and inhabited areas. Since leaving
Sarasota, the shore lines were chock full of large expensive houses, with
little open areas. Here is one such
modest home.
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| Modest little home on the waterway on the trek to Venice, Florida |
As
we neared Fisherman’s Wharf Marina, Tim hailed
the dock master on the radio and was told that they thought they had room for
us. After much 10-4ing, a slip was assigned, and the dock master and
another staff member helped Sea Fever get docked. Even though the dock master had assured
us of a slip with 30 amp power hook up, there was not one available to us. They were all 50 amps, which meant we would have no shore power for the evening.
Overnight
temperatures promised to be in the mid 50s, so it was to be a cold night without electricity to run the ceramic space heater. The propane heater could be fired up
to take the edge off, but it is not a good idea to keep it running all night
while sleeping!
Other shore power related
things came into play. The water heater wouldn't have power to
heat water. Computers, phones
and hotspot could not be recharged. In addition, there were only two bathrooms/showers available for the whole marina
Several mariners had given the marina 5 stars on Active Captain, our primary source for marina reviews. We think that the high ratings were primarily because the marina was under new ownership, and had made huge improvements to the docks and facilities. Kathy had to admit, the docks were nice!
As so many of these posts end, we fixed some dinner, and headed
to bed, resolute in our intentions to, once again, head out at first light.
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