Bearkeley
Veteran Member
We are planning for our first long range cruise from the Chesapeake to Florida and possibly the Abacos for approximately 5 months leaving late Fall. We plan to anchor out as much as we can with our 27ft Albin, hopefully do a lot of diving, snorkeling, fishing and exploring as much of the land based sites / activities along the ICW.
However, my 72 year old mother usually stays at our house with us for about a month this time of year. She is definitely not a boater.... she enjoyed her first and only overnight trip on the boat, but will most likely not enjoy anything more than 3 nites aboard. So....looks like we will need to plan to rent an apartment when she visits.
We realize all the snowbirds will be down south this time of year, so a decent rental would most likely be an easy 3k for the month based on an initial search on AirBnB. Would love to hear your thoughts on:
- what websites, if other than AirBnB should we look at? Is one better than others for Cruisers?
- locations you would recommend we consider that has:
1) some shopping / restaurants we can walk to (will make mom happy to be near civilization)
2) marina within walking distance or easy public transportation
3) preferably interesting fishing / kayaking / hiking (will keep us happy to be around nature)
4) a reasonable distance to an airport
Thanks!
However, my 72 year old mother usually stays at our house with us for about a month this time of year. She is definitely not a boater.... she enjoyed her first and only overnight trip on the boat, but will most likely not enjoy anything more than 3 nites aboard. So....looks like we will need to plan to rent an apartment when she visits.
We realize all the snowbirds will be down south this time of year, so a decent rental would most likely be an easy 3k for the month based on an initial search on AirBnB. Would love to hear your thoughts on:
- what websites, if other than AirBnB should we look at? Is one better than others for Cruisers?
- locations you would recommend we consider that has:
1) some shopping / restaurants we can walk to (will make mom happy to be near civilization)
2) marina within walking distance or easy public transportation
3) preferably interesting fishing / kayaking / hiking (will keep us happy to be around nature)
4) a reasonable distance to an airport
Thanks!