A home for my home away from home.
I have been staying at The Bluffs marina since the beginning of the year. It is a “Dockominium” marina so it is a little different from my limited experience with other marinas. Not quite the amenities or atmosphere of other marinas but much, much better. At least for me. I ended up here because I had no choice. When I bought Terrapin in December, the Bahamas were shut down along with the rest of the world. All of those folks who normally left for the Bahamas and other destinations were staying put. Marinas were full and slips were at a premium. The marina where Terrapin was when I bought her wanted a full year lease or take a chance of being booted out. To make this tale a bit shorter, The Bluffs was the only marina close to North Palm Beach I could get into. North Palm Beach area being most convenient for my training and boat work to take place. What do I like about The Bluffs? The marina employees are great, it is really quite, the neighbors are good folks and I can take walks to the beach. What don’t I like? The #&*$ fixed concrete docks! I need a ladder to climb in and out of the boat at low tide and duck under the cockpit cover while doing it. That and I need half a foot of tide otherwise I run aground just in front of my slip. Small issue but was a surprise the first time. I will miss my home away from home when I leave and would like to come back next winter.
