Madeira Beach to Dunedin

    Day 3 Short easy trip today. We departed Madeira Beach Marina and headed north on the Intercoastal for about 2 hours and 20 minutes. Our plan was to go to Dunedin Municipal Marina which has been a favorite stop for us so many times before we headed north to home. Unfortunately the marina closed June 1 for dredging and repairs and is expected to be closed for 4 months. Beth got on the phone and called Beso Del Sol which is a resort with docks we have stayed at before. In order to dock overnight we had to get a room. There are not a lot of options in Dunedin where you are close to town so We decided, “ what the heck”. I knew from past, experience that it was a shallow entry and shallow at the docks so we took the closest slip out to keep some water under the keel. This afternoon’s tide was a negative 1 so I knew we’d be almost resting on the bottom this evening. The bottom is soft so no big deal.
    
    Our docking ability with a single engine has gotten better and this time I stopped short of the slip, waited in neutral and determined which way the wind and tide would carry us. It seemed best to come in to the north side of the dock and that is what we did and it worked perfectly. We had to use a number of lines and spring lines but Pau Hana rested in the slip exactly the way she should and was in great shape when the tide rushed out. The magic of Spring Lines! In fact that may be a blog/lesson for another time!
    
    Our room at Beso Del Sol was facing the water and we could keep a good eye on the Troll.
We got a couple free bikes from the hotel and toured the cool town of Dunedin Did I mention there are 8 breweries? We only hit 1, Dunedin Brewery, ahhh Apricot Peach Wheat!


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