On the way in we realized that we were quite low on fuel. All our trips in and out of Sister Creek were taking more fuel than we thought. There aren’t many places to get fuel here in Boot Key Harbor (those that are here are quite far away from our dock), so when we got back to the boat, we hopped on the bikes to search for a small gas can and a gas station. We found both at a nearby Tom Thumb and with the help of a few bungee cords managed to strap the full gas can to the rack on the back of my bike. This will be a much easier and less expensive way to fuel the dinghy here in Marathon (and hopefully in other places as well). Gas from a station on land is much cheaper than gas from a station on the water.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Day 202 – at Sombrero Marina, Marathon - January 24, 2012
After getting some laundry done this morning, we headed off on for an afternoon dinghy ride. We loaded up our snorkel gear and headed out Sister Creek with a plan to check out the tiny island and see if it might be a good day for snorkeling. There were just enough waves from just the wrong direction that visibility was poor, so we headed back in.
On the way in we realized that we were quite low on fuel. All our trips in and out of Sister Creek were taking more fuel than we thought. There aren’t many places to get fuel here in Boot Key Harbor (those that are here are quite far away from our dock), so when we got back to the boat, we hopped on the bikes to search for a small gas can and a gas station. We found both at a nearby Tom Thumb and with the help of a few bungee cords managed to strap the full gas can to the rack on the back of my bike. This will be a much easier and less expensive way to fuel the dinghy here in Marathon (and hopefully in other places as well). Gas from a station on land is much cheaper than gas from a station on the water.
Miles: 0 Bridges: 0 Locks: 0
On the way in we realized that we were quite low on fuel. All our trips in and out of Sister Creek were taking more fuel than we thought. There aren’t many places to get fuel here in Boot Key Harbor (those that are here are quite far away from our dock), so when we got back to the boat, we hopped on the bikes to search for a small gas can and a gas station. We found both at a nearby Tom Thumb and with the help of a few bungee cords managed to strap the full gas can to the rack on the back of my bike. This will be a much easier and less expensive way to fuel the dinghy here in Marathon (and hopefully in other places as well). Gas from a station on land is much cheaper than gas from a station on the water.
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