"Don White" wrote in message
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Forgot to mention... in today's local paper a small article on Conde Nast
Traveler magazine naming Cape Breton Island as the second best island in
North America...after Vancouver Island.
Take that NOYB!


I'm not sure what "Tak that NOYB" means, but I suppose you mean to rub my
face in the fact that Florida didn't have an island that was rated the "most
beautiful island in the World". Is that it?


I've been to a lot of islands that are more beautiful than any island found
in Florida (Aruba, Whidbey Island, WA; the Hawaiian islands; etc). I could
have chosen to open a practice and live near any of 'em. But it was the
combination of 300 sunny days per year, the warm sub-tropical climate, and
the beautiful sandy beaches and islands that drew me to Florida. Also, I
wanted to be able to boat 356 days each year.

When my brother lived in Seattle, I always commented that if I could move
Seattle's beauty to Arizona's climate, then that'd be the place that I live.
Since that place doesn't exist, Florida provided a happy medium.