Grumpy

Ahoy,
I feel I need to have a grumble, even though I should be in fine fettle. Having just paid my dry dock fee's, which were very agreeable, I realise that from now on everything will be so much more expensive. I understand there are limited moorings and berths for boats and the golden age of boaties passed a long time ago but it still makes my blood boil that the Ol' girl is cheaper to live on in some car park, than in the water where she is meant to be. I reckon all of you experienced seafarers will scoff at this, citing that at anchor there are no charges, yes I agree, however as I have said before this has its own costs.As a novice I would need to stay with her for one cycle of tides to make sure the anchor has bitten well enough to feel confident in going ashore in the tender(tender my a..e, dingy!), which I still have deflated and lashed to the pullpit. Do I hear another smirk, are those with plenty of experience asking why it is not already inflated and bobbing along merrily behind me, a good question I don't know the answer to yet. If it is off the stern, then surely this causes drag, which in turn slows each passage and the Ol' girl despite being strong and seaworthy didn't start out being a racer, let alone having to contend with any extra drag.So at anchor I lose between 2 to 4 days just to take on water, food and back up radio weather forecasts and the luxury of viewing my Emails.I am hoping this is just me the novice and as time passes 'kicking the hook over' will feel more natural and less demanding.Having no experience of the different types of berths, I am presuming some may allow, lets say up to 4 or 5 hours just to take on fuel, water, bread and the like before there is a charge.The amount I HAVE to learn is more exhausting than the sailing, that's my grumble over with, just as well the Ol' girl can't put her 2 Penny worth in, for my sake as well as yours!!!