Marina grumble

[Deleted member 478]

I haven't tied up in a marina overnight for more than four years but am in one this evening and only for one night. The local pasta place, which is almost directly astern of Stingo, has thumping music playing and to make it worse, it's rap. Who would have thought that an Italian establishment doesn't play any Pavarotti at 25 minutes past midnight?

Cooking Fat cannot sleep either, and has his ears pinned back in a cat's 'furrowed brow' sort of way. Bet he too, can't wait to get back on the anchor in a quiet bay where the only disturbance is the regular fish feeding frenzy at dawn.

Now that I have that off my shoulders, one would thing I should feel better. Well I don't. Nevertheless, I will attempt to get to sleep now. G'night all.

 

[keithgdg]

I sympathise deeply rap isn't my favourite music either. Leaving that yo one side though I am intrigued by your comment of "not visiting marinas in four years". Pray tell how you get by for fuel and water?

 

[Vallich]

I sympathise deeply rap isn't my favourite music either. Leaving that yo one side though I am intrigued by your comment of "not visiting marinas in four years". Pray tell how you get by for fuel and water?

Dunno for sure but the OP probably collected the said water n' fuel during the day and left before nightfall.

 

[NornaBiron]

Pray tell how you get by for fuel and water?

We visit a town quay for a delivery of fuel or get it in jerry cans. We get water in cans or collect it when there's a good downpour.
We haven't spent a night in a marina for four years either!

 

[Marsupial]

rap music? another case of a PC with a faulty C

 

[Deleted member 478]

Pray tell how you get by for fuel and water?

The watermaker gets fired up every three days. Diesel by jerry cans when needed. I can get eight 25 litre jerry cans into my dinghy and 200 litres generally lasts for a few months. In truth, I spend more time lugging cases of beer to my boat than I do lugging diesel.

 

[blueglass]

Op - tell us which marina so it can be avoided!
Even pavarotti can be a pain if you are trying to sleep.

 

[Deleted member 478]

Op - tell us which marina so it can be avoided!

If think you're safe from going alongside in Village Cay Marina, because I am in the BVI and you're in Greece.

 

[blueglass]

If think you're safe from going alongside in Village Cay Marina, because I am in the BVI and you're in Greece.

Ah I thought from your post you were in Italy

 

[charles_reed]

Ah I thought from your post you were in Italy

Misled, like me, by the reference to an italian restaurant - come to think of it to be in Italy it needs to be capitalised.