We left the mooring ball at Vero City Marina before 8. The fuel dock did not open until 8. When we requested to tie up and get fuel we were told there was a trawler getting fuel and we should stand back til they were through. We idled and hung around with the current pushing us it was not easy to just stay in one spot. I finally had to make a big circle to get positioned to approach the fuel dock when the other boat left. This had been going on for 35 minutes, can not imagine what took so long. It was a typical 34ft trawler, not some big boat. Just as the trawler was getting lines off the dock to leave some jerk in a little skiff came motoring in and pulled up behind the trawler and blocked our access to the dock after we had waited well over 1/2 hour. We waited another 15 minutes for the skiff to do it's thing and at 8:50 we finally pulled up to the fuel dock. Being an elementary teacher I am a big believer in taking your turn and not jumping line. Would have liked to played bumper boat with the skiff, bet I would have won. It was after 9 when we got our fuel, water , ice, & paid our mooring ball charges and finally got under way. It was a pleasantly warm day with moderate wind. We traveled 39 miles today and anchored near Satellite, FL a little before 5pm.
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