Sombrero Marina - 1/30/11 (day 2)

What beautiful weather!!! Mid 70's with nothing but sunshine. Today we moved the boat from slip #3, a stern in dock, to the slip we reserved when I first called a month ago#51, a seawall side tie so Dianne could get off and on much easier. Besides that slip #3 was the first of the marina and now we are in the middle of all the stuff ... pool, bar, restaurant, laundry, etc. I met one of the owner/investors today and after he found out my background, proceeded to tell me all about the previous owners' problems and ultimate foreclosure and how he and his partners took over in the last year or so and are bringing the resort back up to their standards. Talking with other boaters here I have found that over 80% are repeat year after year and many have been coming for 10 years or more. The dockage here is $2/ft plus $15 per day electric based on a weekly rate. Monthly is a little less expensive and is actually a better deal for our 2 week stay by nearly $300. Since we came into the marina on fumes, I will have to arrange fuel delivery sometime before we can move on north. Tomorrow we will be going back to Ft. Myers to get the Hanna van then return to the Keys by evening. We think it is a 5 hour drive each way but it will be a way to see the Keys between here and Miami then on Tuesday we will go the other way about 50 miles to Key West for the day. The weather is predicted to be in the high 70's to mid 80's the rest of the week with a possible shower on Thursday/Friday. At least it will be liquid and not solid precip. Website for the marina is: http//sombreromarina.homestead.com if you want to find us.