Staying here at Cocoa Village Marina

Out with the "old" and in with the "new"!

Change in plans! Like I always say our plans seem to be made in sand. We were planning to go on up the coast to Jacksonville and spend the next couple of months. Then back down the coast to the Keys for the winter. However, after we were sitting on the sundeck discussing these plans we decided it made no sense to go all the way up the coast just to turn around and come back down. With the price of fuel it would be a little costly. SO here we are still in Cocoa FL at Cocoa Village Marina. We plan to stay here at least through Labor Day and then head down the coast. Not sure where we will stop – but we've been told there are several good marinas if we need a hideout from any hurricanes. Let's hope not!

We also checked out Harbortown Marina just a few miles away on the Barge canal near Banana River. It is supposed to be a good place in the event of a hurricane. However, it is really far away from everything and without a car we would be stuck. We decided to take our chances here at Cocoa Village.
 
So unless our plans change again and they just might – we will be spending the rest of the month here at Cocoa Village Marina and maybe September too. Then we will go back down the coast toward Stuart. We plan to cross to the west coast of Florida via the Okeechobee. Then down the west coast to somewhere in the Keys.  Not sure where yet.    

In the meantime we have been riding our bikes around the Village. There are several restaurants and shops nearby. The marina had a Happy Hour get-together the other night.  There are not many boaters here but there are also condos here.  It was a pretty good turnout.   I believe I mentioned Norman's Raw Bar before. Well, we went there again last night. Another blues band and good food.  J 
We really like it there. 

We've also checked out the American Legion and the Elks Club. The bus runs to the Publix, the Mall, West Marine and the beach so we pretty much have everything covered. We just wish there were more boaters.  Since we spent so much time in the Bahamas and such we're pretty much out of the "Loop".  We should begin seeing Loopers in the fall when they start down the west coast of Florida.

So since Mike has had some time on his hands – he's been doing a little bargain hunting. He managed to snag an 11' Boston Whaler with a 9.9 Suzuki motor. He is in heaven! He has always talked about getting a Boston Whaler and he finally made it happen. It's only a foot or so bigger than our dinghy the "blue racer" but it seems huge! We've put our Nissan motor on it and it rides great.

This morning we put the "blue racer" on Craigslist with the Suzuki motor. Within 30 minutes we've had three calls and one of them has already come by to see it. Don't you just love Craigslist! Well, we just sold the "blue racer". Yea! That was easy! Now Mike begins the ritual of making the Boston Whaler his very own. It has begun......

Till next time!

Admiral "C"