On Jun 21, 12:30*pm, HK wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:59:32 -0400, Yogi of Woodstock
wrote:

On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:14:12 -0400, Jim24242
wrote:

We have the best of both worlds. We can go to either coast when it's
safe to do so. The Keys? Been there. Done that. Got the tee shirt.
I went fishing in the Keys one time about ten years or so ago.

Never understood the attraction.

Never been there, but it looks pretty in pictures.
Seems a good place for finding scenic fishing spots close in.
You can enjoy that with a drink even when the fish aren't hitting.
Once you're out of sight of land, water looks pretty much the same.
If you are skunked, you start to think, "Why am I here?"

--Vic

There are places in the Keys where there are reefs a couple hundred
yards offshore in the Atlantic, and fairly calm seas much of the time,
and you can catch all kinds of typically way offshore fish without the
danger of being out of sight of land or the expense of a big, open ocean
boat.

I stayed here once about 12 years ago:

www.rainbowbend.com


From the website:
Tucked away on the sleepy island of Grassy Key is a gourmand's
treasure. In operation for more than 10 years at Rainbow Bend Resort,
the Hideaway Cafe has always maintained a reputation for excellence in
serving top-notch cuisine and is one of the few places that local
residents can feel they are truly "getting away from it all."

10 years!