Enjoying Marathon
06 February 2013 | Sombrero Resort & Marina, Marathon
Wonderful Sunshine
Guess it is update time again.
The past three weeks have gone by so quickly, it is hard to believe we only have another ten days here until we start moving North again. Well, not really North, just to Ft Lauderdale where we will leave the boat for a week or so while we return to Canada.
We have totally settled in to the lifestyle here.......... we get up pretty early
( well, some of us do :) ) and do our morning walk to the grocery store . The walk round trip is about 1.5 miles but if we have other errands to do ie Home Depot ( Frank has discovered they have a huge marine section ) then our walk is more like 2.5 miles. Backpacks are the order of the day & we have been known to pack six bottles of wine ( great sales ) along with the days groceries.
We are just getting into riding bicycles again & yesterday invested in gel seats. No explanations needed if !!!!!
I honestly thought I had plenty of padding but it doesn't seem to work that way.
We rented a car for a couple of days & that gave us an opportunity to explore the area but our best experience was taking the bus to Key West last week-end. For $3.00 round trip ( seniors price :) ) we were able to spend the day in Key West. We had visited last winter & saw the touristy things then so this time we just walked around & enjoyed the ambience of the town.
The bus ride is a great experience & no need to take a tour once you have done the bus trip as the return trip takes you right down to the walkway along the Atlantic Ocean & past the "southernmost point in the USA". All in all, very good value for a $3.00 bus ride. What a fun day !!
Yesterday Dave & Annie arrived from Ft Lauderdale, accompanied by was Dave's 91 year old Dad from Peterborough Ontario who had flown in the week before on his own from Toronto. Harry is an inspiration & we all enjoyed the beautiful sunset from the Sunset Bar & Grille last evening.
Today they have gone to Key West to show Harry the sights there but we will join them later at their hotel a short distance from our Marina.
We are really enjoying Marathon, have met some wonderful people, boaters & landlubbers. For car-less people our location is perfect as everything is within walking distance, including a couple of good local restuarants where I have sampled some wonderful Conch.
Our dingy engine has been giving us trouble so yesterday Frank purchased a new tank & a fresh supply of fuel. Todays test will be to see if it runs without stalling. We have not ventured too far with it, tough to row home & Tow Boat USA don't do dingy retrievals :)
Everyone we have met here has been so friendly & helpful, offering us rides anywhere we need to go & also loaning us their vehicles. Most people who spend the winter here bring a vehicle along & so that is food for thought for next winter.
Well, guess this is all the news for now.. life is very peaceful here.
Will post a photo taken at dinner last evening. The sunset was amazing.