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We'd gone sailing for a few days, our version of "social distancing." We'd planned to stay overnight at Gulfport Marina when we discovered that our reservation had been cancelled. By email. Three hours earlier. It's 5PM on Sunday. I was frantically calling other marinas looking for a slip, mooring ball, or even a spot to drop the hook. I got on dockwa.com and was able to make a reservation at St.Petersburg Marina, but received a message that they would respond in 24 hours. I called the marina, hoping to reach a live person. Tony answered and said he was just closing the marina for the day. I explained our dilemma, and he said he would need to call me back. A few minutes later he returned the call, said he did have open transient space, but there would be no one at the marina to assist us. "No problem!," I said. He explained where to go, and life got better. Then, a few minutes later, he called to give me the number of the security office, in case I needed anything. I was impressed. The transient dock was wide open, so docking was easy. We just made ourselves at home, cooked on board, had a pleasant evening. Downtown St. Petersburg is normally bustling, shops, bars, restaurants, parks, all on the waterfront. But the Governor had ordained that no sit-down dining would be permitted, so things were pretty quiet. Next morning I called the office to check in, and was told the dockmaster was on his way over to check in with us. We received a friendly visit, and a hand delivered receipt. We were very pleased with our experience. The marina has a fuel dock with pumpout services. Highly recommended.