Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
 

On Fri, 11 May 2012 18:18:15 -0400, Oscar wrote:

On 5/11/2012 5:11 PM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2012 16:26:54 -0400, Wayne wrote:

On Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:19 -0400, wrote:

All that said I see people in Crocs but usually on the street in KW,
not kicking around a camp ground.


===

Aside from their funky look, Crocs are very practical footwear at the
beach or in the dinghy. They do tend to trap sand but it is easy to
remove by sloshing your feet around in the water.

Try to find a pair of 'true' size 13 1/2 Crocs.

They're made of rubber. They'll stretch to fit.

It ain't *soft* rubber! Now if they were made of 'rubbers' rubber, they might stretch enough.

Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
 

On 5/12/2012 2:05 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2012 16:26:54 -0400, Wayne B
wrote:

On Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:19 -0400, wrote:

All that said I see people in Crocs but usually on the street in KW,
not kicking around a camp ground.


===

Aside from their funky look, Crocs are very practical footwear at the
beach or in the dinghy. They do tend to trap sand but it is easy to
remove by sloshing your feet around in the water.

I was more thinking about walking around on the campground itself.
This is just going to be a coral rock desert, not a watery place. It
is not really sand, more like "87" gravel made up of petrified shell
fragments.

I have all sorts of footwear for use on land. My concern was for foot
protection in the waters of the Keys where sandy beaches are non existent.

Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
 

In article ,
says...

On Fri, 11 May 2012 16:26:54 -0400, Wayne B
wrote:

On Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:19 -0400, wrote:

All that said I see people in Crocs but usually on the street in KW,
not kicking around a camp ground.


===

Aside from their funky look, Crocs are very practical footwear at the
beach or in the dinghy. They do tend to trap sand but it is easy to
remove by sloshing your feet around in the water.

I was more thinking about walking around on the campground itself.
This is just going to be a coral rock desert, not a watery place. It
is not really sand, more like "87" gravel made up of petrified shell
fragments.

Yes, and those shell fragments are sharp, too!

Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
 

On 5/12/2012 10:46 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 12 May 2012 08:30:01 -0400, wrote:

On 5/12/2012 2:05 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2012 16:26:54 -0400, Wayne B
wrote:

On Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:19 -0400, wrote:

All that said I see people in Crocs but usually on the street in KW,
not kicking around a camp ground.


===

Aside from their funky look, Crocs are very practical footwear at the
beach or in the dinghy. They do tend to trap sand but it is easy to
remove by sloshing your feet around in the water.

I was more thinking about walking around on the campground itself.
This is just going to be a coral rock desert, not a watery place. It
is not really sand, more like "87" gravel made up of petrified shell
fragments.

I have all sorts of footwear for use on land. My concern was for foot
protection in the waters of the Keys where sandy beaches are non existent.

If I was wading I think I would get those slipper style water shoes. I
was always in deep water and had my flippers on 99% of the time.
The park at Bahia Honda does have one of those rare sand beaches I
believe.
If you are not barefooted a lot and have a good sense of what you are
stepping on you probably should us the slippers tho.
Watch out for sting rays. Shuffle your feet along the bottom when you
walk. If you step on a sting ray you might get to see the Fisherman's
Hospital in Marathon. ;-)

Shuffle feet. Yes. Good advice. ;-)

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In article 0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8
@t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says...

On May 11, 8:19*am, Oscar wrote:
On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote:





On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, *wrote:

On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, * wrote:

Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the
surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat.

A lot depends on how long you are going to be there.
What kind of "boat"?
Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key
West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street
performers do just about anything you can think of for tips.

Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the
market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song.

The song? Last Mango in Paris?

That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall.

Then
cut *through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web
cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The
party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval.
They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not
absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is
on a bench outside. They do get loud.

If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the
Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from
Duval Street.
They do rent those GEM electric cars.
It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and
really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are
walking on coral rock until you are in the water.
Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is
a nice sized one.
The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the
Caribbean.
A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing.

The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key
Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow
enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp
in my opinion.

Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from
downtown Key West.

My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be
snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp.
Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style?

I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at
least 5 years now.
i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes.
I even walk the dog in them sometimes. Wish I could wear them out..
they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all
over them while spinning a paint roller clean.
http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html

I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your
house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with
paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house?

Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
 

On May 15, 10:30*am, iBoaterer wrote:
In article 0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8
@t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says...











On May 11, 8:19*am, Oscar wrote:
On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote:

On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, *wrote:

On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, * wrote:

Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the
surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat.

A lot depends on how long you are going to be there.
What kind of "boat"?
Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key
West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street
performers do just about anything you can think of for tips.

Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the
market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song.

The song? Last Mango in Paris?

That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall.

Then
cut *through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web
cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The
party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval.
They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not
absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is
on a bench outside. They do get loud.

If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the
Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from
Duval Street.
They do rent those GEM electric cars.
It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and
really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are
walking on coral rock until you are in the water.
Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is
a nice sized one.
The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the
Caribbean.
A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing.

The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key
Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow
enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp
in my opinion.

Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from
downtown Key West.

My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be
snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp.
Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style?

I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at
least 5 years now.
i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes.
I even walk the dog in them sometimes. * Wish I could wear them out..
they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all
over them while spinning a paint roller clean.
http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html

I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your
house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with
paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house?

Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs?
Are you really that stupid, Kevin?

Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
 

On 5/15/12 12:05 PM, North Star wrote:
On May 15, 10:30 am, wrote:
In article0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8
@t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says...











On May 11, 8:19 am, wrote:
On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote:

On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, wrote:

On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, wrote:

Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the
surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat.

A lot depends on how long you are going to be there.
What kind of "boat"?
Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key
West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street
performers do just about anything you can think of for tips.

Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the
market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song.

The song? Last Mango in Paris?

That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall.

Then
cut through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web
cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The
party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval.
They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not
absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is
on a bench outside. They do get loud.

If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the
Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from
Duval Street.
They do rent those GEM electric cars.
It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and
really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are
walking on coral rock until you are in the water.
Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is
a nice sized one.
The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the
Caribbean.
A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing.

The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key
Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow
enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp
in my opinion.

Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from
downtown Key West.

My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be
snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp.
Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style?

I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at
least 5 years now.
i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes.
I even walk the dog in them sometimes. Wish I could wear them out..
they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all
over them while spinning a paint roller clean.
http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html

I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your
house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with
paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house?

Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs?
Are you really that stupid, Kevin?


If you look on Facebook under "stupid," there's a photo of iLoogy giving
a reacharound to his buddy, JustSnot.

Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
 

In article f420e264-c078-4510-8960-
,
says...

On May 15, 10:30*am, iBoaterer wrote:
In article 0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8
@t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says...











On May 11, 8:19*am, Oscar wrote:
On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote:

On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, *wrote:

On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, * wrote:

Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the
surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat.

A lot depends on how long you are going to be there.
What kind of "boat"?
Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key
West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street
performers do just about anything you can think of for tips.

Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the
market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song.

The song? Last Mango in Paris?

That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall.

Then
cut *through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web
cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The
party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval.
They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not
absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is
on a bench outside. They do get loud.

If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the
Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from
Duval Street.
They do rent those GEM electric cars.
It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and
really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are
walking on coral rock until you are in the water.
Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is
a nice sized one.
The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the
Caribbean.
A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing.

The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key
Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow
enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp
in my opinion.

Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from
downtown Key West.

My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be
snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp.
Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style?

I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at
least 5 years now.
i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes.
I even walk the dog in them sometimes. * Wish I could wear them out..
they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all
over them while spinning a paint roller clean.
http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html

I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your
house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with
paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house?

Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs?
Are you really that stupid, Kevin?

There you go again!!!! You got your ass handed to you because it was
shown over and over that I'm not someone named Kevin, but you are too
stupid to quit! And what's so stupid about painting outside in Crocs?

Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
 

In article , dump-on-
says...

On 5/15/12 12:05 PM, North Star wrote:
On May 15, 10:30 am, wrote:
In article0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8
@t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says...











On May 11, 8:19 am, wrote:
On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote:

On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, wrote:

On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, wrote:

Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the
surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat.

A lot depends on how long you are going to be there.
What kind of "boat"?
Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key
West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street
performers do just about anything you can think of for tips.

Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the
market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song.

The song? Last Mango in Paris?

That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall.

Then
cut through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web
cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The
party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval.
They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not
absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is
on a bench outside. They do get loud.

If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the
Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from
Duval Street.
They do rent those GEM electric cars.
It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and
really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are
walking on coral rock until you are in the water.
Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is
a nice sized one.
The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the
Caribbean.
A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing.

The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key
Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow
enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp
in my opinion.

Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from
downtown Key West.

My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be
snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp.
Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style?

I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at
least 5 years now.
i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes.
I even walk the dog in them sometimes. Wish I could wear them out..
they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all
over them while spinning a paint roller clean.
http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html

I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your
house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with
paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house?

Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs?
Are you really that stupid, Kevin?


If you look on Facebook under "stupid," there's a photo of iLoogy giving
a reacharound to his buddy, JustSnot.

And another lie by Harry the liar.

Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
 

On 5/15/2012 12:05 PM, North Star wrote:
On May 15, 10:30 am, wrote:
In article0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8
@t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says...











On May 11, 8:19 am, wrote:
On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote:

On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, wrote:

On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, wrote:

Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the
surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat.

A lot depends on how long you are going to be there.
What kind of "boat"?
Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key
West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street
performers do just about anything you can think of for tips.

Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the
market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song.

The song? Last Mango in Paris?

That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall.

Then
cut through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web
cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The
party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval.
They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not
absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is
on a bench outside. They do get loud.

If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the
Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from
Duval Street.
They do rent those GEM electric cars.
It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and
really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are
walking on coral rock until you are in the water.
Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is
a nice sized one.
The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the
Caribbean.
A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing.

The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key
Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow
enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp
in my opinion.

Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from
downtown Key West.

My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be
snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp.
Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style?

I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at
least 5 years now.
i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes.
I even walk the dog in them sometimes. Wish I could wear them out..
they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all
over them while spinning a paint roller clean.
http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html

I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your
house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with
paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house?

Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs?
Are you really that stupid, Kevin?

You wear Crocks! LOL!!!