When traveling by boat, there are usually three
choices for where to put your boat when you come into body of water at a new
town. Anchoring out, using a mooring
buoy, or getting a slip at a marina.
There are pros and cons to each:
Anchoring Out:
Pro(s):
Inexpensive because it costs nothing except the gas in the dinghy motor
to get you to and from shore.
More wildlife such as dolphins, rays, seabirds to entertain you.
Con: You have
to dinghy to and from shore.
Using a Mooring Buoy:
Pro:
Inexpensive because usually it costs about $25 a night (or sometimes on
a first-come, first-served basis), this is a permanent anchoring spot that has
a buoy attached to it floating on top of the water. Usually close to the marina.
Con: You have
to dinghy to and from shore.
Marina Slip:
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| When you finally remember the code to get into the laundry room,you find one of the nicest you've been in so far; many machines, a CHANGE MACHINE!, and an ironing board. NICE! |
Pro(s): You
are right there, at the restaurants, at the laundry and bathrooms and showers,
marine store, and the lounge (if your marina has one).
It is so much easier to entertain guests on board
when all they have to do is climb a four-step ladder.
If you like dogs, you will meet a lot of them at marinas. Fewer cats.
Con(s):
Expensive! At $2 a foot for your
boat, you are paying as much as a fairly nice hotel room for parking your boat
between some wood pilings on a layer of water that really belongs to no
one. (Native American wisdom there.)
You have to remember the card with the ding-dang
number codes for the gate, for the bathroom, for the laundry room, and for the
lounge which has a nice lending library, because even though your smarty pants son has realized that they're all
a pattern, you forget which pattern goes with which door.
Which would you choose?
P.S.:
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| Why is there ALWAYS one sock left just hanging around? |
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