Scrub Island Marina 4-24

We start the day with a couple hours of school work, yippee. And I get to work on Delaina’s head, yippee. At around 10, we get ready to head across the bay to the Marina. The starboard engine fires up, and the alternator and water pump are working fine. I try to start the port engine – you have got to be kidding me. Nothing. It doesn’t even attempt to start. Back down into the engine room I go. Sure enough, the connector to the starter solenoid is off. I squeeze it down some with pliers and push it back on, and we are off and running. At this point I’m ready to dock the boat and not risk any more problems. A day on shore is just what we needed.

We motor the short distance over to the marina, hailing them as we approach for docking instructions. The Dock Master wants us stern to, so we head up the fairway slowly, and as we get close, walk the dinghy up to the starboard bow to keep it out of the way. Unfortunately, there are no boat channel cameras rolling, because the docking is a thing of beauty. God I love these twin engines! we spin the boat on a dime, and slide right into the port side tie up as smooth as can be. After tying up, we are briefed on the facilities. We get the bad news that the shower room and laundry will not be open for a couple more weeks.

We take a walk to check out the place, and then go check in at the office. Its nice enough that we decide to spend 2 days here instead of just one. The manager gives us a tour of the rooms – there are still a few units for sale in the main resort area, as well as some stand alone properties around the island. They are all nice, but not ready to buy just yet.

We change, and head for the pool. Its a great layout, with a walk in pool at the bottom level, complete with swim up bar and waterfall. Stairs lead up to the water slide and then on to the upper level pool and hot tub. The upper pool has an infinity edge, draining down into the water fall and into the lower pool. The view from the top pool is great, looking out over water. Being a new resort, the staff was small and still learning, so service left a bit to be desired, but soon we were enjoying a couple pina coladas in the deck chairs while the kids played on the slide and under the water fall.

There is a wedding in the main dining room, and we decide to have a simple meal on boat to stay away from that. Afterwards we walk up to one of the outdoor lounge areas. They have a big screen TV set up on a table, and one of the staff sets the kids up with “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”.  He even brings out a bowl of popcorn for us.  A nice quiet end to the day.