In article , naled24511
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John H wrote:
On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:26:47 -0800, "CalifBill"
wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
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On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:29:03 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:29:25 -0500, John H
wrote:

You reckon those folks would let me tie up my Key West at no charge?
We' ve a new establishment here called 'National Harbor'. Place has a
nice dock, so we stopped for a planned cup of coffee. A young guy
comes running out of a shack and asks what we want. I tell him we want
to walk up and get some coffee. He says, "That'll be $10 an hour."

We left. Now I know why there's hardly ever anyone tied up at the
docks.

http://tinyurl.com/yeo3lof
You can tie up for free if you're having dinner at the restaurant next
door (Parrot Key Caribbean Grill). We have quite a few places like
that.
http://www.fortmyers-sanibel.com/do/...detail=marinas

The town of Key West is a different matter however since it is a big
tourist town and dockspace is at a premium. $10/day to park a dinghy
is par for the course down there, and more like $250/day for our big
boat.
Well, I guess I won't be boating to Key West for the free parking.
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John H
Al the Wop's in the Sacramento Delta will refund the docking fees at the
Dockhouse in Locke when you have dinner there. Other places have guest
docks. Maybe we are more laid back here.
http://www.deltaboating.com/dining.htm


That makes sense, and they may do so at National Harbor. But, they
didn't make the offer.

On our last trip we stopped at a city dock in Alexandria, about a
block from a Starbucks. Spent a few hours roaming the streets and
sitting in the park - admiring the Key West boat in the water.

There was no cost, and no little guy in a uniform wanting money. Guess
where we'll go next time.


There's a charge for using the city dock in Alexandria. You stiffed 'em.
No surprise there.

Is that where you keep your 36' lobsta boat, buddy?