The water taxi picked us up about 1:00. We needed to get to a wi-fi hot spot, pick up gas for the generator, and grab some lunch. This marina doesn't offer wi-fi and the office staff couldn't tell us any place except Starbuck's in CocoWalk to pick it up. We knew the library was a good spot but the Art Festival had that area blocked off. In fact they had about a square mile blocked off. On Sunday we had to go around the area to get out but today a security guard led us through it. Saved us a lot of walking.
As we were leaving the marina office we ran into a Canadian couple who had been in Marathon. We didn't meet them there but they knew our boat and saw us here in the harbor. So we had a nice conversation with them. They convinced us that we needed to stay here for another day and they'd show us around. So tomorrow we'll take the tour with them and then decide how much longer we want to stay.
Phil wanted you to know that he stayed at the Ritz-Carlton in Coconut Grove (for 5 minutes) and here's proof.
CocoWalk is in the heart of the business district in Coconut Grove. As you might expect, most of the businesses are upscale and on the pricey side. But it's a “must see” for tourists and there were thousands of them here for the Art Festival. Starbuck's was so crowded that we gave up on wi-fi and went to Johnny Rocket's for lunch. They claim to be the home of the “original hamburger” so of course we had to try one. When the waitress brought the fries she made a happy face with the catsup in a small bowl.
We had to get back to the marina by 5:00 to catch the last shuttle back to the boat but we also had to go the opposite direction to get gas. This marina doesn't have fuel which is not unusual for a government-owned facility. Guess they aren't allowed to compete with local merchants. We made it with time to spare.
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