Going to the Circus City! Sarasota Flordia
We finally got away from the Gulfport FL/St. Pete area and headed to Sarasota FL. **** We cannot say thank you enough to Bob and Ellen in Gulfport who helped us so much, and provided such great hospitality. They even introduced us to some other boat folks too. **** We ended up at the Sarasota Mooring Field that is managed by Marina Jacks. We opted for a mooring ball at $25.00 per day vs $2.75 per foot. That for us would be $104.50 per day! It is a short ride in via dinghy to the marina. For the $25.00 I get the same amenities, showers, shuttle service, restaurants etc. The bathrooms are nice, each have an individual private bathroom with shower. I am glad some of those mega yachts can afford to pay for all this for us to enjoy. The only down side is there are numerous dinghys at the dinghy dock that have been left there by the mooring field peeps. Some it would appear for a long time by the growth on them. They really need to manage this better. The marina is right in the mi