April 27, 2014 - Marathon

We just spent 2 nights in Marathon City marina. I could see how you could love or hate this place. First, it's big....very big.  There have to be several hundred mooring balls here in the basin. But it is really well organized. The city staff who run the place are extremely friendly and helpful and it is very well run. So why would you hate it?  Well it's big, and if the goal is to get away from people, this is not the place. On the very positive side we were able to dinghy over to a great bar and grill called dockside that is owned by Eric Stone, a bit of a modern day Jimmy Buffet. And the treat was that he and his band were playing.

So that was a real treat

 to see Eric Stone.  

 

Last night there was a pot luck dinner that we participated in. It was a good way to meet other cruisers. Nice folks as always, and several were good musicians that entertained us with songs. So a good night!

Today was a bit of a lazy day. I did get a couple of small projects done, and we had a walk to Home Depot, getting ice cream on the way. Salty discovered ice cream!!

Tomorrow, we plan to head south.....although it's really more southwest I guess from here. I keep forgetting how far the keys hook around.   

Here are a few pics of marathon marina, although they really don't do justice to how large this place really is.