Vero Beach is the ideal place for a novice boater to stay overnight. The municipal marina is in a secluded cove and they have mooring balls to tie to.....and they have hot showers, clean restrooms, laundry, and internet.....all things normal people take for granted. Being a boater is the ultimate in managing the ecology. You manage electrical consumption, water usage, waste disposal (human and other), propane, and diesel fuel. When there is an opportunity to take a long hot shower, or use a restroom that doesn't fill your holding tank, it is like heaven. Vero Beach has free bus service to take you to the beach or to shopping and restaurants. We even went to two restaurants on the water by dinghy. We decided to stay an extra night. Waking up to dolphins swimming around your boat or passing you like a car when you are in your dinghy is a real treat.
Novice Boater Lesson: Dinghy's with small outboards with integral gas tanks have very small capacity. We learned this as we approached the dinghy dock and the motor sputtered to a stop. Now we carry a spare can with us in the dinghy. We were fortunate that we ran out of fuel within yards of the marina....it could have been a much harsher lesson.
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ReplyDeleteClose call. Sounds like a nice port of call.
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