Dinner Key Marina located in the Coconut Grove potion of the Miami Metro area is one of our frequent stops when transiting the area. The marina has added a mooring field since our last visit. The area in which we once anchored off Dinner Key now hosts approximately 200 mooring balls. At $20/night irreguardless of vessel size some may feel this is an expensive change while others will disagree. Personally I welcome the change as paying for the ball has the added benefits of access to the marina’s amenities: bathrooms, showers, laundry, pump out, recycling, dinghy dock, fresh water, and even used oil & filter receptacles. There is still space to anchor south and north of the new mooring field for those unwilling to pay for a ball. We found the marina staff to be friendly and helpful. The marina even runs a free, hourly boat shuttle to and from the mooring field. Our only complaint would be power boats, including the Dinner Key Marina shuttle boat, running at speed and producing wakes in the mooring field.Another pleasant surprise was to discover Rainbow Connection and our friend Kim in a slip at the marina. Another trip to the Fresh Market provided our dinner we all shared aboard Kim’s 41 Morgan Out Island. Great to catch up.
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