where I boat
 

http://www.ktvu.com/gallery/sports/i...gCHGB/#4436304

This is just to the north of the harbor I normally launch out of. In July,
the ocean is 45' deep and calm at the reef break.

where I boat
 

On 1/24/2014 8:34 PM, Califbill wrote:
http://www.ktvu.com/gallery/sports/i...gCHGB/#4436304

This is just to the north of the harbor I normally launch out of. In July,
the ocean is 45' deep and calm at the reef break.


Nice area. I spent over 6 weeks working on a project in San Mateo back
in 1988. Often drove over to Half Moon Bay to check out the scenery.

where I boat
 

In article ,
says...

http://www.ktvu.com/gallery/sports/i...gCHGB/#4436304

This is just to the north of the harbor I normally launch out of. In July,
the ocean is 45' deep and calm at the reef break.

We used to body surf waves twice that high at Barbars Point in Hawaii! Not twice that height,
more like 6 to 8 feet high.

where I boat
 

BAR wrote:
In article ,
says...

http://www.ktvu.com/gallery/sports/i...gCHGB/#4436304

This is just to the north of the harbor I normally launch out of. In July,
the ocean is 45' deep and calm at the reef break.

We used to body surf waves twice that high at Barbars Point in Hawaii!
Not twice that height,
more like 6 to 8 feet high.

I heard the north Shore in Hawaii was way to large to surf this week.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/21/us/haw...her-big-waves/

where I boat
 

On Fri, 24 Jan 2014 23:25:11 -0600, Califbill wrote:

BAR wrote:
In article ,
says...

http://www.ktvu.com/gallery/sports/i...gCHGB/#4436304

This is just to the north of the harbor I normally launch out of. In July,
the ocean is 45' deep and calm at the reef break.

We used to body surf waves twice that high at Barbars Point in Hawaii!
Not twice that height,
more like 6 to 8 feet high.

I heard the north Shore in Hawaii was way to large to surf this week.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/21/us/haw...her-big-waves/

We'll have to ask Tim if he did any surfing.

where I boat
 

In article , says...

On Fri, 24 Jan 2014 23:25:11 -0600, Califbill wrote:

BAR wrote:
In article ,
says...

http://www.ktvu.com/gallery/sports/i...gCHGB/#4436304

This is just to the north of the harbor I normally launch out of. In July,
the ocean is 45' deep and calm at the reef break.

We used to body surf waves twice that high at Barbars Point in Hawaii!
Not twice that height,
more like 6 to 8 feet high.

I heard the north Shore in Hawaii was way to large to surf this week.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/21/us/haw...her-big-waves/

We'll have to ask Tim if he did any surfing.

The "professional" surfers are always traveling the world looking for wave events. Even 45
years ago in Hawaii the North Shore would attract lots of surfers when the wind and waves
were up.

where I boat
 

On Sat, 25 Jan 2014 09:30:09 -0500, BAR wrote:

I heard the north Shore in Hawaii was way to large to surf this week.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/21/us/haw...her-big-waves/

We'll have to ask Tim if he did any surfing.

The "professional" surfers are always traveling the world looking for wave events. Even 45
years ago in Hawaii the North Shore would attract lots of surfers when the wind and waves
were up.

===

What you really want is waves without the wind, i.e., large waves that
have traveled from a far away storm.

where I boat
 

On Saturday, January 25, 2014 7:50:42 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jan 2014 23:25:11 -0600, Califbill wrote:



BAR wrote:

In article ,

says...



http://www.ktvu.com/gallery/sports/i...gCHGB/#4436304



This is just to the north of the harbor I normally launch out of. In July,

the ocean is 45' deep and calm at the reef break.



We used to body surf waves twice that high at Barbars Point in Hawaii!

Not twice that height,

more like 6 to 8 feet high.



I heard the north Shore in Hawaii was way to large to surf this week.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/21/us/haw...her-big-waves/



We'll have to ask Tim if he did any surfing.

LOL! No, I didn't do any of that. On the north shore of Kauai they were reporting 25+ ft.r's . And the beach there is a hard slope -the kind that lets the wave slap you right into the place,and if you're lucky it won't drag you out to roll you over again before it swallows you. It's not a good swimming place!

where I boat
 

On Fri, 31 Jan 2014 03:33:49 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Saturday, January 25, 2014 7:50:42 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jan 2014 23:25:11 -0600, Califbill wrote:



BAR wrote:

In article ,

says...



http://www.ktvu.com/gallery/sports/i...gCHGB/#4436304



This is just to the north of the harbor I normally launch out of. In July,

the ocean is 45' deep and calm at the reef break.



We used to body surf waves twice that high at Barbars Point in Hawaii!

Not twice that height,

more like 6 to 8 feet high.



I heard the north Shore in Hawaii was way to large to surf this week.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/21/us/haw...her-big-waves/



We'll have to ask Tim if he did any surfing.

LOL! No, I didn't do any of that. On the north shore of Kauai they were reporting 25+ ft.r's . And the beach there is a hard slope -the kind that lets the wave slap you right into the place,and if you're lucky it won't drag you out to roll you over again before it swallows you. It's not a good swimming place!

How about fishing?

where I boat
 

On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:39:12 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:

LOL! No, I didn't do any of that. On the north shore of Kauai they were reporting 25+ ft.r's . And the beach there is a hard slope -the kind that lets the wave slap you right into the place,and if you're lucky it won't drag you out to roll you over again before it swallows you. It's not a good swimming place!



How about fishing?

Don't know, John. On both islands Oahu and Kauai, I saw guys with buckets of stuff on the beach. They had some pretty stout rods casting out into the ocean, but I didn't see anybody reeling anything in. I imagine the real fishing is further out.

where I boat
 

On Sat, 1 Feb 2014 17:11:15 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:39:12 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:

LOL! No, I didn't do any of that. On the north shore of Kauai they were reporting 25+ ft.r's . And the beach there is a hard slope -the kind that lets the wave slap you right into the place,and if you're lucky it won't drag you out to roll you over again before it swallows you. It's not a good swimming place!



How about fishing?

Don't know, John. On both islands Oahu and Kauai, I saw guys with buckets of stuff on the beach. They had some pretty stout rods casting out into the ocean, but I didn't see anybody reeling anything in. I imagine the real fishing is further out.

I suppose you could get a head boat trip and maybe catch something. On one of our Disney cruise I
went out on a fishing trip - a head boat with about 20 people on it. Spent half a day out there,and
only one fish was caught, a little ten-inch something or other. What a waste. But the boat ride was
fun.

where I boat
 

On 2/1/14, 9:15 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 1 Feb 2014 17:11:15 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:39:12 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:

LOL! No, I didn't do any of that. On the north shore of Kauai they were reporting 25+ ft.r's . And the beach there is a hard slope -the kind that lets the wave slap you right into the place,and if you're lucky it won't drag you out to roll you over again before it swallows you. It's not a good swimming place!



How about fishing?

Don't know, John. On both islands Oahu and Kauai, I saw guys with buckets of stuff on the beach. They had some pretty stout rods casting out into the ocean, but I didn't see anybody reeling anything in. I imagine the real fishing is further out.

I suppose you could get a head boat trip and maybe catch something. On one of our Disney cruise I
went out on a fishing trip - a head boat with about 20 people on it. Spent half a day out there,and
only one fish was caught, a little ten-inch something or other. What a waste. But the boat ride was
fun.


I'm surprised disney didn't supply animatronic fish for you.

--
There’s no point crying over spilled 4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol.

where I boat
 

Tim wrote:
On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:39:12 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:

LOL! No, I didn't do any of that. On the north shore of Kauai they were
reporting 25+ ft.r's . And the beach there is a hard slope -the kind
that lets the wave slap you right into the place,and if you're lucky it
won't drag you out to roll you over again before it swallows you. It's
not a good swimming place!



How about fishing?

Don't know, John. On both islands Oahu and Kauai, I saw guys with buckets
of stuff on the beach. They had some pretty stout rods casting out into
the ocean, but I didn't see anybody reeling anything in. I imagine the
real fishing is further out.

They catch Blue Trevally off the shore at times. I only caught small fish
when I have shore fished in the Islands.

where I boat
 

On Sat, 01 Feb 2014 21:18:17 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/1/14, 9:15 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 1 Feb 2014 17:11:15 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:39:12 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:

LOL! No, I didn't do any of that. On the north shore of Kauai they were reporting 25+ ft.r's . And the beach there is a hard slope -the kind that lets the wave slap you right into the place,and if you're lucky it won't drag you out to roll you over again before it swallows you. It's not a good swimming place!



How about fishing?

Don't know, John. On both islands Oahu and Kauai, I saw guys with buckets of stuff on the beach. They had some pretty stout rods casting out into the ocean, but I didn't see anybody reeling anything in. I imagine the real fishing is further out.

I suppose you could get a head boat trip and maybe catch something. On one of our Disney cruise I
went out on a fishing trip - a head boat with about 20 people on it. Spent half a day out there,and
only one fish was caught, a little ten-inch something or other. What a waste. But the boat ride was
fun.


I'm surprised disney didn't supply animatronic fish for you.

Have you ever eaten one of those? Remember that little RC Duck I showed you? Can you imagine eating
that?

where I boat
 

On 2/2/14, 8:40 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 01 Feb 2014 21:18:17 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/1/14, 9:15 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 1 Feb 2014 17:11:15 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:39:12 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:

LOL! No, I didn't do any of that. On the north shore of Kauai they were reporting 25+ ft.r's . And the beach there is a hard slope -the kind that lets the wave slap you right into the place,and if you're lucky it won't drag you out to roll you over again before it swallows you. It's not a good swimming place!



How about fishing?

Don't know, John. On both islands Oahu and Kauai, I saw guys with buckets of stuff on the beach. They had some pretty stout rods casting out into the ocean, but I didn't see anybody reeling anything in. I imagine the real fishing is further out.

I suppose you could get a head boat trip and maybe catch something. On one of our Disney cruise I
went out on a fishing trip - a head boat with about 20 people on it. Spent half a day out there,and
only one fish was caught, a little ten-inch something or other. What a waste. But the boat ride was
fun.


I'm surprised disney didn't supply animatronic fish for you.

Have you ever eaten one of those? Remember that little RC Duck I showed you? Can you imagine eating
that?



Some people will eat anything. Remember that "Jaws" guy in the old James
Bond movies?

I went out on a $25 a head boat the last time I was in Hawaii. I was
very surprised at how nice it was, considering the price. We were out
for five hours, caught a mess of fish, and the mate cooked a bunch of
them for our lunch. I suppose if we hadn't caught anything, we would
have been served bologna sandwiches.

As with your trip, the boat ride was fun, with spectacular vistas of the
island and the ocean.

If I were young and had an opportunity to relocate to Hawaii, I'd
already be there.



--
There’s no point crying over spilled 4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol.

where I boat
 

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 08:58:16 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/2/14, 8:40 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 01 Feb 2014 21:18:17 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/1/14, 9:15 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 1 Feb 2014 17:11:15 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:39:12 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:

LOL! No, I didn't do any of that. On the north shore of Kauai they were reporting 25+ ft.r's . And the beach there is a hard slope -the kind that lets the wave slap you right into the place,and if you're lucky it won't drag you out to roll you over again before it swallows you. It's not a good swimming place!



How about fishing?

Don't know, John. On both islands Oahu and Kauai, I saw guys with buckets of stuff on the beach. They had some pretty stout rods casting out into the ocean, but I didn't see anybody reeling anything in. I imagine the real fishing is further out.

I suppose you could get a head boat trip and maybe catch something. On one of our Disney cruise I
went out on a fishing trip - a head boat with about 20 people on it. Spent half a day out there,and
only one fish was caught, a little ten-inch something or other. What a waste. But the boat ride was
fun.


I'm surprised disney didn't supply animatronic fish for you.

Have you ever eaten one of those? Remember that little RC Duck I showed you? Can you imagine eating
that?



Some people will eat anything. Remember that "Jaws" guy in the old James
Bond movies?

I went out on a $25 a head boat the last time I was in Hawaii. I was
very surprised at how nice it was, considering the price. We were out
for five hours, caught a mess of fish, and the mate cooked a bunch of
them for our lunch. I suppose if we hadn't caught anything, we would
have been served bologna sandwiches.

As with your trip, the boat ride was fun, with spectacular vistas of the
island and the ocean.

If I were young and had an opportunity to relocate to Hawaii, I'd
already be there.

I think Hawaii is too far away for rec.boats. You'd be spending a lot of money flying back and forth
to justify your 'cause'.

where I boat
 

On 2/2/14, 9:09 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 08:58:16 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/2/14, 8:40 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 01 Feb 2014 21:18:17 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/1/14, 9:15 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 1 Feb 2014 17:11:15 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:39:12 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:

LOL! No, I didn't do any of that. On the north shore of Kauai they were reporting 25+ ft.r's . And the beach there is a hard slope -the kind that lets the wave slap you right into the place,and if you're lucky it won't drag you out to roll you over again before it swallows you. It's not a good swimming place!



How about fishing?

Don't know, John. On both islands Oahu and Kauai, I saw guys with buckets of stuff on the beach. They had some pretty stout rods casting out into the ocean, but I didn't see anybody reeling anything in. I imagine the real fishing is further out.

I suppose you could get a head boat trip and maybe catch something. On one of our Disney cruise I
went out on a fishing trip - a head boat with about 20 people on it. Spent half a day out there,and
only one fish was caught, a little ten-inch something or other. What a waste. But the boat ride was
fun.


I'm surprised disney didn't supply animatronic fish for you.

Have you ever eaten one of those? Remember that little RC Duck I showed you? Can you imagine eating
that?



Some people will eat anything. Remember that "Jaws" guy in the old James
Bond movies?

I went out on a $25 a head boat the last time I was in Hawaii. I was
very surprised at how nice it was, considering the price. We were out
for five hours, caught a mess of fish, and the mate cooked a bunch of
them for our lunch. I suppose if we hadn't caught anything, we would
have been served bologna sandwiches.

As with your trip, the boat ride was fun, with spectacular vistas of the
island and the ocean.

If I were young and had an opportunity to relocate to Hawaii, I'd
already be there.



I think Hawaii is too far away for rec.boats. You'd be spending a lot of money flying back and forth
to justify your 'cause'.



You did notice the sentence at the end there, right? The one with the
words "young" and "relocate" in it?

--
There’s no point crying over spilled 4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol.

where I boat
 

On 2/2/2014 8:58 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 2/2/14, 8:40 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 01 Feb 2014 21:18:17 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/1/14, 9:15 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 1 Feb 2014 17:11:15 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:39:12 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:

LOL! No, I didn't do any of that. On the north shore of Kauai
they were reporting 25+ ft.r's . And the beach there is a hard
slope -the kind that lets the wave slap you right into the
place,and if you're lucky it won't drag you out to roll you over
again before it swallows you. It's not a good swimming place!



How about fishing?

Don't know, John. On both islands Oahu and Kauai, I saw guys with
buckets of stuff on the beach. They had some pretty stout rods
casting out into the ocean, but I didn't see anybody reeling
anything in. I imagine the real fishing is further out.

I suppose you could get a head boat trip and maybe catch something.
On one of our Disney cruise I
went out on a fishing trip - a head boat with about 20 people on it.
Spent half a day out there,and
only one fish was caught, a little ten-inch something or other. What
a waste. But the boat ride was
fun.


I'm surprised disney didn't supply animatronic fish for you.

Have you ever eaten one of those? Remember that little RC Duck I
showed you? Can you imagine eating
that?



Some people will eat anything. Remember that "Jaws" guy in the old James
Bond movies?

I went out on a $25 a head boat the last time I was in Hawaii. I was
very surprised at how nice it was, considering the price. We were out
for five hours, caught a mess of fish, and the mate cooked a bunch of
them for our lunch. I suppose if we hadn't caught anything, we would
have been served bologna sandwiches.

As with your trip, the boat ride was fun, with spectacular vistas of the
island and the ocean.

If I were young and had an opportunity to relocate to Hawaii, I'd
already be there.



Put some feelers out. Maybe your biggest supporter can find a union job
down there. Aloha.

where I boat
 

On 2/2/2014 9:37 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 2/2/14, 9:09 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 08:58:16 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/2/14, 8:40 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 01 Feb 2014 21:18:17 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/1/14, 9:15 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 1 Feb 2014 17:11:15 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:39:12 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:

LOL! No, I didn't do any of that. On the north shore of Kauai
they were reporting 25+ ft.r's . And the beach there is a hard
slope -the kind that lets the wave slap you right into the
place,and if you're lucky it won't drag you out to roll you
over again before it swallows you. It's not a good swimming place!



How about fishing?

Don't know, John. On both islands Oahu and Kauai, I saw guys with
buckets of stuff on the beach. They had some pretty stout rods
casting out into the ocean, but I didn't see anybody reeling
anything in. I imagine the real fishing is further out.

I suppose you could get a head boat trip and maybe catch
something. On one of our Disney cruise I
went out on a fishing trip - a head boat with about 20 people on
it. Spent half a day out there,and
only one fish was caught, a little ten-inch something or other.
What a waste. But the boat ride was
fun.


I'm surprised disney didn't supply animatronic fish for you.

Have you ever eaten one of those? Remember that little RC Duck I
showed you? Can you imagine eating
that?



Some people will eat anything. Remember that "Jaws" guy in the old James
Bond movies?

I went out on a $25 a head boat the last time I was in Hawaii. I was
very surprised at how nice it was, considering the price. We were out
for five hours, caught a mess of fish, and the mate cooked a bunch of
them for our lunch. I suppose if we hadn't caught anything, we would
have been served bologna sandwiches.

As with your trip, the boat ride was fun, with spectacular vistas of the
island and the ocean.

If I were young and had an opportunity to relocate to Hawaii, I'd
already be there.



I think Hawaii is too far away for rec.boats. You'd be spending a lot
of money flying back and forth
to justify your 'cause'.



You did notice the sentence at the end there, right? The one with the
words "young" and "relocate" in it?

Young is a state of mind.

where I boat
 

On 2/2/14, 11:26 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 09:09:37 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

If I were young and had an opportunity to relocate to Hawaii, I'd
already be there.

I think Hawaii is too far away for rec.boats. You'd be spending a lot of money flying back and forth
to justify your 'cause'.

One of the guys I worked with at IBM lived in Hawaii for 10 years
(retired Navy). He says the novelty wears off pretty quickly. It is a
very expensive place to live.



A guy who worked for me at the teachers union was offered the top slot
at the Hawaii Teachers Assn, and took the job. He was out there for five
or six years until he got an offer for the top job at a much larger
stateside association. We noticed the price of gasoline was higher when
we were out there, but grocery store prices were the same. Real estate
was through the roof.

--
There’s no point crying over spilled 4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol.

where I boat
 

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:26:33 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 09:09:37 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

If I were young and had an opportunity to relocate to Hawaii, I'd
already be there.

I think Hawaii is too far away for rec.boats. You'd be spending a lot of money flying back and forth
to justify your 'cause'.

One of the guys I worked with at IBM lived in Hawaii for 10 years
(retired Navy). He says the novelty wears off pretty quickly. It is a
very expensive place to live.

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.

where I boat
 

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:46:06 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

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.

===

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.

where I boat
 

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 14:27:22 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:46:06 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

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.

===

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.

where I boat
 

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 14:27:22 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:46:06 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

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.

===

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.

I've spent about 4 yeas in Tampa and a couple in Cocoa Beach. The beaches don't do a whole lot for
me, although I'll admit to an enjoyment of the scenery.

where I boat
 

On 2/2/2014 3:19 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 14:27:22 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:46:06 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

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.

===

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.

I've spent about 4 yeas in Tampa and a couple in Cocoa Beach. The beaches don't do a whole lot for
me, although I'll admit to an enjoyment of the scenery.


Coco is awesome if you are a tourist...

where I boat
 

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 15:31:46 -0500, KC wrote:

On 2/2/2014 3:19 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 14:27:22 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:46:06 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

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.

===

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.

I've spent about 4 yeas in Tampa and a couple in Cocoa Beach. The beaches don't do a whole lot for
me, although I'll admit to an enjoyment of the scenery.


Coco is awesome if you are a tourist...

Cocoa Beach, and Cocoa, were awesome as a single twenty year old working at Cape Canaveral also.

where I boat
 

"F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 2/2/14, 8:40 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 01 Feb 2014 21:18:17 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/1/14, 9:15 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 1 Feb 2014 17:11:15 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:39:12 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:

LOL! No, I didn't do any of that. On the north shore of Kauai they
were reporting 25+ ft.r's . And the beach there is a hard slope
-the kind that lets the wave slap you right into the place,and if
you're lucky it won't drag you out to roll you over again before it
swallows you. It's not a good swimming place!



How about fishing?

Don't know, John. On both islands Oahu and Kauai, I saw guys with
buckets of stuff on the beach. They had some pretty stout rods
casting out into the ocean, but I didn't see anybody reeling anything
in. I imagine the real fishing is further out.

I suppose you could get a head boat trip and maybe catch something. On
one of our Disney cruise I
went out on a fishing trip - a head boat with about 20 people on it.
Spent half a day out there,and
only one fish was caught, a little ten-inch something or other. What a
waste. But the boat ride was
fun.


I'm surprised disney didn't supply animatronic fish for you.

Have you ever eaten one of those? Remember that little RC Duck I showed
you? Can you imagine eating
that?



Some people will eat anything. Remember that "Jaws" guy in the old James Bond movies?

I went out on a $25 a head boat the last time I was in Hawaii. I was very
surprised at how nice it was, considering the price. We were out for five
hours, caught a mess of fish, and the mate cooked a bunch of them for our
lunch. I suppose if we hadn't caught anything, we would have been served
bologna sandwiches.

As with your trip, the boat ride was fun, with spectacular vistas of the
island and the ocean.

If I were young and had an opportunity to relocate to Hawaii, I'd already be there.




A have a couple friends who grew up in Hawaii. They both said you go a
little stir crazy as there is really no place to get away.

where I boat
 

On 2/2/14, 5:52 PM, Califbill wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 2/2/14, 8:40 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 01 Feb 2014 21:18:17 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/1/14, 9:15 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 1 Feb 2014 17:11:15 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:39:12 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:

LOL! No, I didn't do any of that. On the north shore of Kauai they
were reporting 25+ ft.r's . And the beach there is a hard slope
-the kind that lets the wave slap you right into the place,and if
you're lucky it won't drag you out to roll you over again before it
swallows you. It's not a good swimming place!



How about fishing?

Don't know, John. On both islands Oahu and Kauai, I saw guys with
buckets of stuff on the beach. They had some pretty stout rods
casting out into the ocean, but I didn't see anybody reeling anything
in. I imagine the real fishing is further out.

I suppose you could get a head boat trip and maybe catch something. On
one of our Disney cruise I
went out on a fishing trip - a head boat with about 20 people on it.
Spent half a day out there,and
only one fish was caught, a little ten-inch something or other. What a
waste. But the boat ride was
fun.


I'm surprised disney didn't supply animatronic fish for you.

Have you ever eaten one of those? Remember that little RC Duck I showed
you? Can you imagine eating
that?



Some people will eat anything. Remember that "Jaws" guy in the old James Bond movies?

I went out on a $25 a head boat the last time I was in Hawaii. I was very
surprised at how nice it was, considering the price. We were out for five
hours, caught a mess of fish, and the mate cooked a bunch of them for our
lunch. I suppose if we hadn't caught anything, we would have been served
bologna sandwiches.

As with your trip, the boat ride was fun, with spectacular vistas of the
island and the ocean.

If I were young and had an opportunity to relocate to Hawaii, I'd already be there.




A have a couple friends who grew up in Hawaii. They both said you go a
little stir crazy as there is really no place to get away.


good point

--
There’s no point crying over spilled 4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol.

where I boat
 

On Mon, 03 Feb 2014 00:06:53 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 15:18:10 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 14:27:22 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:46:06 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

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.

===

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.

One Disney cruise had a stopover in Key West for a day. That day was enough. It's about 2400 miles
round trip. I suppose as part of a two=week trip that might not be too bad. There are some other
spots along the route that would be worth a stopover - Charleston, Savannah, ...

where I boat
 

wrote:
On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 15:18:10 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 14:27:22 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:46:06 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

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.

===

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.

where I boat
 

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

where I boat
 

wrote:
On Mon, 03 Feb 2014 16:54:46 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

wrote:
On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 15:18:10 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 14:27:22 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:46:06 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

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.

===

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.