I support Skipper for different reasons. I moved my sailboat back to the
Great Lakes, after over 20 years in the Florida Keys. All the reasonably
priced motels are either full up or overpriced. Who wants to pay for a
fancy place with a swimming pool, if you are spending your time getting your
boat in and out of storage. I have also seen prices go up much faster than
in other parts of the country. This includes lodging, restaurants, marinas,
boat yards, etc. I have noticed that fishing in
Florida Bay became a waste of time. I'm glad I did my cruising years ago
down there. It still has many advantages for cruising over say the Great
Lakes, but now I
get more use out of my boat, and it is not taking me to the poor house.

Sherwin D.

Skipper wrote:

Floriduh was once the place you set world land speed records. That honor
has long since passed to western states. Floriduh once had great fishing
and freedoms, not any more. The best fishing is now found on the West
Coast and Pacific waters. Would seem Floriduh has been religated as a
place for retirees and the non adventurous. Those with real
get-up-and-go, with true adventurous spirits, the non whoosies with real
drive, well, they go west and really live. Of course, that just my
personal observation.

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Skipper