Boon Dox Marina

Actually the main business is off the river-​just across the street. A liquor store; a place where you can get chips, beer, soda and ice… all things needed while on the river. But, if you’re like us, you not only need ice and soda, you need a place to dock the boat, to load and unload passengers, maybe take a quick swim or just get on land for a bit. We’ve been meeting friends on the Boon-​Dox for years. Sometimes if Bob is in one of his fishing crazes, which is pretty much all the time, he hits New Hope at dawn and stays out on the Sacramento Delta til at least dusk. That is too long for me. I prefer a lazy morning of coffee and paper, some Unilocal,maybe even a little laundry. Then, I climb in my little red car and toodle up the road to Walnut Grove. I look for parking under the tall eucalyptus trees across the street from the Boon-​Dox Liquor Store. Sometimes I spy a make-​shift fruit stand off the tail gate of a seller’s truck. Mmm Watermelons, perfect! Now, to drag the ice chest, pic-​a-​nic basket and bag o’ essentials down to the dock. Once there, I begin the wait for Bob.
Many times I run into a local and we strike up a conversation. People are friendly on the river. If you ever have mechanical problems you’ll get help within minutes. It’s not like being way laid on 680 as cars go whizzing past you at 80 miles an hour. Folks are out here to take it easy, meet some new friends, toss a line in the water or just enjoy nature. As soon as the next boat trolls by, you’ll hear a call-​out, «Hey dude (or dudette), you need some help»?