New Bedford Harbor has a large, substantial hurricane barrier, with a gate that's closed when a hurricane approaches, so it sounded like a good place to keep the boat while Roy's in California. We arrived fairly early in the afternoon and tied temporarily to the Fairhaven Shipyard Marina. They charge $1.50 a foot by the day, but the monthly charge is only $375, and it's a fairly nice place, with floating docks, restrooms, showers, and laundry, so it's a decided possibility, but we still want to check out Boston. We tried to buy a chart of Boston Harbor here at the marina, but they didn't have any. They suggested we try the Gear Locker on Pope's Island. They said there was a new state marina on Pope's Island where we could probably tie up. That sounded good, so I radioed the marina to find out their rates, but they wouldn't give them over the radio. The dockmaster said there was plenty of water and plenty of slips available. He told us how to get there and said he'd be waiting on the dock for us. Sure enough, he was, and we tied to a very nice new cement floating dock, with 50-amp electricity. The restrooms and showers are clean and shiny, and there are two new washers and dryers. The daily rate is only $1 a foot, so we tied up for the night. This would be an ideal place to leave the boat while Roy's gone, BUT (why must there always be a "but"?) they close for the winter October 31st. What a shame! If they just stayed open two more weeks, everything would be perfect.
We took the dirty clothes up to the laundry and washed them. They came out really nice.
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