The first year we were on the boat we stayed, for the most part, on the hook. It's nice to get up and find yourself all alone, no other boats near by, and enjoy... Crank the music up, have a coffee, exercise, lay in the sun, what ever tickles your fancy!! It does have a few disadvantages... you have to take the dinghy to shore to get supplies, such as grocery's, beer, and other necessities! Which on a rough day, can be kind of a pain. Also, for us, we must run the generator every other day for about 3 hours to charge the batteries and make water with our watermaker. Our little portable Honda gen works great and sips gasoline!!We've now been parked at a marina since March. And there seems to me that things are much easier! Endless power, water ( without the noise of the gen ) showers, washer & dryer, easy access on and off the boat... Lots of good stuff!! However it's not near as private as being on the hook. People are walking by, workers doing their thing... LIFE goes on!!
Two songs that come to mind...
While On the Hook- Frank Sinatra singing "It's the Good Life"
At the Marina- Otis Redding doing "Sittin' By the Dock of the Bay"
