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"Capt Frank Hopkins" wrote:


Hi All,
Just back from Boca Raton! We decided to extend the trip a little. The
weather was gorgeous. A "Chamber of Commerce Weekend." A northeaster blew up
Monday and churned up the Atlantic, so we stayed in the ICW for the most
part.

snip.
Next day we stopped again at Marineland for a
short shore excursion to watch the dolphins dance for their dinner and
refuel. (2.49/gal) The marina at Marineland is a nice place. We pumped out
the holding tank and took a nice hot shower in their (spotless) bathhouse. I
also took the opportunity to do an oil change. (I change oil about every 50
hours. It keeps the expensive engine around longer.)

Based on this report I called Marineland to try to get a slip. The
Marineland show itself is open again, but they only do performances on
weekends, although the gift shop is open 7 days a week. The phone
number has changed too. It is now 904-471-1111. The old number is a
private house.

Anyway when I got through the phone menu and actually got to talk to a
person, she said that the marina won't be open until sometime in 2005
- they've finished dredging but haven't built the fuel dock yet, and
she said that if you stayed there recently, you must have evaded the
security guys.


grandma Rosalie