A New Home for Tropical Horizons! (Paradise Island)

Tropical Horizons at Turkey Point

We now had the boat, which at that time still carried the name “Paradise Island”, so what was the plan? When we purchased the boat, our intention was to find a marina in the area of Port Dover, Ontario to keep the boat. The main reason for this was to be close to my daughter, who lived not far from Port Dover with her mother. She was getting older and we knew that soon, she would not want to be too far from her friends.  We thought that if we had the boat there, it might make visits a little easier and more enjoyable than staying in a hotel room. The choices of marinas were limited because of the size of our boat at 41 feet, there was Port Dover or MacDonald Turkey Point Marina that were close enough to my daughter and could accommodate us. The choice was made easier since Port Dover had no slips available. We were moving the boat to Turkey Point! The slip at Turkey Point was more of a well than a slip, with unlimited power and water provided. When I first had a look at it, I wasn't overly impressed as there was lots of work that needed to be done before we could arrive. The dock needed decking, there was garbage all around the grounds and it really didn't look like it was worth the money I was paying for it. As you can see from the photo, the dock was decked and the area cleaned up, they even brought in river rock to cover the bare ground just forward of the well.  There was one advantage, however; you were allowed to park your vehicle at your slip, this would make arriving at the boat and unloading supplies much easier.  We stayed at MacDonald Turkey Point Marina for 3 years.  The staff there was always friendly and helpful and although it can be a bit noisy, we could still feel as though we were getting away from the hustle and bustle of our daily grind when we arrived there. Next up, the journey to Turkey Point!