Marker 1 Marina

Life at Marker 1 Marina progresses at it's delightfully slow speed.


We have settled in nicely here for our month long stay.  Days are slow, filled with long morning coffees in the sun, followed by maybe a boat chore or two.  In the afternoons we might golf, explore on the bikes, dingy over to the beach or take in a local event.  The other day we went to the boat show in St. Pete's.  The guys sometime take off early for breakfast and a boys shopping trip to a marine supply or hardware outlet.  They all pile into my old powder blue Prius, burp, scratch, expel gas and tell crude jokes, which they all think are very, very funny.  In the late afternoon we gather with other boaters for "docktails" at 5:30, followed by dinner.  Some evenings we stay up late and play cards on the patio, others, we call it an early night and hang out on the boat.  Occasionally we'll look at each other and think:  Really?  This is our life??  If we're dreaming, please, nobody wake us.


We have another week and a bit to go here at Marker 1, then we'll move on.  We're not sure where.  We had a reservation in Bradenton but we've since heard about a few marinas further south that are cheaper, so we're investigating those as possibilities.  Like typical cruisers, we never know for sure what we're going to do until we're doing it.  Except for right now. I know exactly what I'm about to do.  I've been doing laundry and boat cleaning all morning.  I'm off to the pool!!