Marsh Harbor Marina- THE JIB ROOM!!

Our Slip ( nice built in ladder to deal with tides-3 foot) ( and no rats!!)

The Jib Room serving Ribs on Weds nights, Steaks on Sat nights

and lunches Tues to Sat. Happy Hour every night but Sunday.

Steven bar tending or dock mastering. This is a family run business and everyone is very helpful and accommodating. Linda and Tom run it with their son Steven. There are other staff members too.

Here is the pool , showers which are pristine. Laundry on site behind the showers.

View from the pools deck looking toward the dock.

Plenty of room for visiting dinghies at the floating dock to the left.

( lots of funky fun things hanging in the bar area. Look for our burgee (RRYC).

We have a new home away from home. It is the Jib Room. ( Actually Marsh Harbor Marina which has the Jib Rooom as part of the complex. It was a welcome site to have a place where we stopped traveling every two or so days. I think Charles picked it because we are across from all the hulabalu from Moorings and Sunsail (charters looking to raise cain) in a more protected part of Marsh Harbor. If there were a hurricane you would want to be here as this side is more protected. If you wanted to drink a Hurricane, not a bad spot either.

We have a cushy slip. Lovely showers, immaculate bathrooms, laundry, pool, bar and restaurant and a SOCIAL LIFE. Since we have been here we have found out that Dawn Treader (Dawn and Ron H.) were here last winter from EYC. Pete C. and Ginny on Joyride ( RRYC) spent the winter of '09-'10 here. So we too are enjoying the winter for now.

The weather beats anything in Florida as we are warm but there is a balmy breeze. We have not had any bugs to worry about. Our slip has an empty spot next to it so Charles has been doing bright work sanding to bare wood going around the boat in the dinghy so he can get to everything from a manageable height. He decided to use Cetal for the toe rail 41 foot worth on both sides and anything he would normally varnish. He has spent hours doing this and it looks great.

Our usual amenities besides the necessities includes cable tv. There are about 30 stations so sometimes we can get an HGTV ( for Sue) or political junkee stuff on Fox Commentary for Charles. PBS is from Miami. We also have local cell phones which come in handy.

A dinghy ride across the harbor takes you to a big gorcery store called Maxwells that carries lots of can goods and fresh veggies, fruit, and meats and drug items. More on the stores later.