Free coffee and doughnuts at Palm Island Marina this morning, then moved to their fuel dock and filled up: we burned 3 gallons of diesel in 9 days of cruising: boat gets better mileage under power than either of our cars.
No sailing today- wind NW at abt 10 kts, so we powered all day into the wind. 28 miles in 7.5 hrs. Didn't mind the powering since we've been so lucky otherwise, and there is always something to see on the ICW.
Wanted to get N of Venice to make tomorrow a shorter day, and the channel is so narrow that anchoring is difficult. But we found a little marina, Bayside Boat Works, at the right place, S end of Siesta Key. Barely deep enough approach for us to get in. Place has new owner since last fall, and a lot of construction going on. No facilities yet, not even restrooms, but it is appropriately inexpensive and gives us protection from the NW wind.
Saw a sad sight today, a pretty steel schooner sunken in shallow water beside the channel. See picture. Don't think it has been there long.
Plan for tomorrow is ride the bike 4 mi. to Mass, so I put the bike together- takes only 8-9 minutes- to have it ready. There is a popular waterside restaurant next door, and we got a good dinner there.
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