100 feet??
It's that deep right in our harbour.

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On Mon, 03 Feb 2014 16:54:46 -0600, Califbill
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On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 15:18:10 -0500, Poco Loco
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On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 14:27:22 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:46:06 -0500, Poco Loco
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I spent a week there courtesy of Uncle Sam as R&R during Vietnam. The
week was great - absolutely
spectacular - especially as I hadn't seen my wife for six months.

But that week was enough. I think I'd much rather go to Key West, if I
really needed a beach.

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Key West is a great town but there are much better beaches on both the
east and west coasts of south Florida.

Let me know if you'd like any recommendations.

It's not the beaches, it's the area. I'd like to drive to Key West and
see the sights down there.
Maybe do some fishing, but mostly looking around. Probably fly into
Miami and rent a car, something
like that. It's further than I'd want to pull the trailer.

The Keys are great but you need a boat to really get the whole
experience. It is worth the tow.
Key West is just a tourist stop. There is one nice beach in Key West,
the spoil pile from a dredging.at the Navy base.
Hit the bars on Duval street, see a few museums and take a ride on the
conch train. By then you are ready to go up to Big Pine and get out in
your boat. Snorkeling at Looe Key is great if you like coral reefs
and there is fishing on both sides there. Flats on the gulf side and
blue water on the Atlantic.

How big of a boat? Do they rent skiffs by the month? Or just buy a boat
and tow it back to Calif. Seems to be better deals than here.

Guys get around in the Keys with pretty small boats. If you are on the
flats you really need one that will run skinny. On most days you could
still take that boat out on the Atlantic side into 100 feet of water
and still not be out of sight of land.
I know you don't find that part unusual over on the Pacific coast.

Very true on depth. Our rockcod / ground fish requirements are less than
180' and some places 240'. That may be less than a mile out. Off
Monterey, is over 5000' deep 1 1/2 miles out.