Speaking of camping.
 

On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:22:43 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 9/28/15 3:44 PM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:59:10 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote:



Normally we cook together, but we also go to the Ruddy Duck every so often.


- - -

Oh, I didn't mention that one because it is really atrocious. It's a bar
that serves food.

There's only three really good restaurants in the area:

Mama Lucia's in Prince Frederick
Jerry's just south of Prince Frederick
Adam's Ribs, a little south of Jerry's.

On Wednesdays between 5 and 6 pm you can get very good fried chicken at
Adam's, carry out or eat in, but it sells out fast. The ribs are very
good, too.

Jerry's has the best seafood in southern Maryland.

Mama's has good Italian food and the best pizza outside of the northeast.

Your opinion is always desireable - to donne'.
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On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:50:29 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:32:39 -0400, John H.
wrote:

Living 350 miles from the Florida border and more like 600 from
anywhere I might want to go makes that plane start looking good.


One of the main reasons we decided not to move to Florida was because it would add
all that mileage to any trip we wanted to take.
--

When we go someplace we want something different so that 350 miles
only adds another 35-40 minutes to the plane trip.

I really like it here. I can get in my boat and get out into an
estuary that is pretty unique. We can get away from people and that is
a valuable thing. When we want to see something else, the airport is
about 15 minutes away and the interstate is more like 5.

That sounds ideal. I think if I had stored my boat at Solomons Island, I'd probably
still own it. And, I'd be spending a lot more time using it than I was. The drive
down to Quantico has become a nightmare, sometimes taking over an hour to get there
from the beltway and/or to get back on Sunday.

We look for different things going on near the campgrounds we've been to. Apple
Harvest festivals, bluegrass festivals, etc. I enjoy taking the dogs for hikes, and
the state parks in Virginia. Either next year or the year after we'll take a trip to
Yellowstone and vicinity. I've been there by motorcycle, but my wife's never seen
that neck of the woods.
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On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:32:29 -0700, Califbill billnews wrote:

wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:32:39 -0400, John H.
wrote:

Living 350 miles from the Florida border and more like 600 from
anywhere I might want to go makes that plane start looking good.


One of the main reasons we decided not to move to Florida was because it would add
all that mileage to any trip we wanted to take.
--

When we go someplace we want something different so that 350 miles
only adds another 35-40 minutes to the plane trip.

I really like it here. I can get in my boat and get out into an
estuary that is pretty unique. We can get away from people and that is
a valuable thing. When we want to see something else, the airport is
about 15 minutes away and the interstate is more like 5.


We camp in the truck camper or hotels or VRBO places. Depends on the
location. We like some back country lakes in the Sierras, so camping is
great for that.

There is so much talk of bedbugs, etc, that we both prefer the RV.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Speaking of camping.
 

On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:29:12 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:59:10 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

Do you wear your cub scout uniform? Well, even though the good
supermarket there closed, and diGiovanni's closed, at least Roy's still
cooks up a decent burger. The barbecue joint there stinks, and while the
Chinese restaurant is decent, the owners think they are in downtown DC
and charge corresponding prices. Of course, you could always go across
the bridge and eat at one of the franchise joints in Lex Park, eh?

===

And then there's the CD Cafe, right on the main street and really
quite excellent.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g41382-d518966-Reviews-CD_Cafe-Solomons_Calvert_County_Maryland.html

We've eaten there several times and never had a bad meal.

Of course there are only about five tables and a looooong wait. If you don't drink,
the bar is not a fun place to wait.
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Speaking of camping.
 

On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:33:32 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 9/28/2015 4:50 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:32:39 -0400, John H.
wrote:

Living 350 miles from the Florida border and more like 600 from
anywhere I might want to go makes that plane start looking good.


One of the main reasons we decided not to move to Florida was because it would add
all that mileage to any trip we wanted to take.
--

When we go someplace we want something different so that 350 miles
only adds another 35-40 minutes to the plane trip.

I really like it here. I can get in my boat and get out into an
estuary that is pretty unique. We can get away from people and that is
a valuable thing. When we want to see something else, the airport is
about 15 minutes away and the interstate is more like 5.


Do you have to tip the pilot to stop the plane so you can get out and
snap a picture. Jes wonderin. :-)

If there is something that interesting along the way, we would just
plan a trip there.
We are starting to run out of states. That is why we went to New
Zealand this year.
We have done all the western states and I have seen corn and wheat so
the midwest is not that exciting for us.
Since our kids are in Northern Michigan now, I imagine we will go take
a look at that area.

Speaking of camping.
 

On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 20:08:23 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:50:29 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:32:39 -0400, John H.
wrote:

Living 350 miles from the Florida border and more like 600 from
anywhere I might want to go makes that plane start looking good.


One of the main reasons we decided not to move to Florida was because it would add
all that mileage to any trip we wanted to take.
--

When we go someplace we want something different so that 350 miles
only adds another 35-40 minutes to the plane trip.

I really like it here. I can get in my boat and get out into an
estuary that is pretty unique. We can get away from people and that is
a valuable thing. When we want to see something else, the airport is
about 15 minutes away and the interstate is more like 5.

That sounds ideal. I think if I had stored my boat at Solomons Island, I'd probably
still own it. And, I'd be spending a lot more time using it than I was. The drive
down to Quantico has become a nightmare, sometimes taking over an hour to get there
from the beltway and/or to get back on Sunday.

We look for different things going on near the campgrounds we've been to. Apple
Harvest festivals, bluegrass festivals, etc. I enjoy taking the dogs for hikes, and
the state parks in Virginia. Either next year or the year after we'll take a trip to
Yellowstone and vicinity. I've been there by motorcycle, but my wife's never seen
that neck of the woods.

It wasn't an accident that I ended up here. I had been looking at
Florida for most of my life and this area is the least developed down
in the peninsula. It is pretty wild up in the big bend area but it
gets cold.
The problem is a bunch of people followed me. When I moved here,
Estero was less than 2000 people. Now it is 10x that.
Fortunately we voted "20-20" money for the state to buy all of the
land around the river west of us so it will not get any busier down at
this end of the road.

Speaking of camping.
 

John H. wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:32:29 -0700, Califbill billnews wrote:

wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:32:39 -0400, John H.
wrote:

Living 350 miles from the Florida border and more like 600 from
anywhere I might want to go makes that plane start looking good.


One of the main reasons we decided not to move to Florida was because it would add
all that mileage to any trip we wanted to take.
--

When we go someplace we want something different so that 350 miles
only adds another 35-40 minutes to the plane trip.

I really like it here. I can get in my boat and get out into an
estuary that is pretty unique. We can get away from people and that is
a valuable thing. When we want to see something else, the airport is
about 15 minutes away and the interstate is more like 5.


We camp in the truck camper or hotels or VRBO places. Depends on the
location. We like some back country lakes in the Sierras, so camping is
great for that.

There is so much talk of bedbugs, etc, that we both prefer the RV.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!


We just came from a little over 2 weeks in Mission Beach, San Diego.
Rented a nice 3 bedroom condo. Easy walk to the bay and the ocean beaches.
Nice boogie boarding, short drive to Seaforth Landing, took a couple 3/4
day tuna trips. One great trip, one bust of a trip. Only day in 2 months
where near limits of Yellow Fin tuna were not caught. Nice place, good too
cook in, and close to some of the restaurants we like. Camping would not
be as near the beaches, and not as nice facilities. At least in my truck
camper.

Speaking of camping.
 

On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 21:44:33 -0400, wrote:

It wasn't an accident that I ended up here. I had been looking at
Florida for most of my life and this area is the least developed down
in the peninsula. It is pretty wild up in the big bend area but it
gets cold.
The problem is a bunch of people followed me. When I moved here,
Estero was less than 2000 people. Now it is 10x that.
Fortunately we voted "20-20" money for the state to buy all of the
land around the river west of us so it will not get any busier down at
this end of the road.

===

And it's unlikely that the Estero River is going to be inundated by
massive amounts of boat traffic any time soon. It took me a couple of
tries to even find it, and then there are the skinny water issues.

:-)

Speaking of camping.
 

On 9/28/2015 8:33 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:33:32 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 9/28/2015 4:50 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:32:39 -0400, John H.
wrote:

Living 350 miles from the Florida border and more like 600 from
anywhere I might want to go makes that plane start looking good.


One of the main reasons we decided not to move to Florida was because it would add
all that mileage to any trip we wanted to take.
--

When we go someplace we want something different so that 350 miles
only adds another 35-40 minutes to the plane trip.

I really like it here. I can get in my boat and get out into an
estuary that is pretty unique. We can get away from people and that is
a valuable thing. When we want to see something else, the airport is
about 15 minutes away and the interstate is more like 5.


Do you have to tip the pilot to stop the plane so you can get out and
snap a picture. Jes wonderin. :-)

If there is something that interesting along the way, we would just
plan a trip there.
We are starting to run out of states. That is why we went to New
Zealand this year.
We have done all the western states and I have seen corn and wheat so
the midwest is not that exciting for us.
Since our kids are in Northern Michigan now, I imagine we will go take
a look at that area.

Thankfully we aren't even close to running out of new places to visit
and places we'd like to revisit and explore in more detail.

Speaking of camping.
 

On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 22:36:49 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 21:44:33 -0400, wrote:

It wasn't an accident that I ended up here. I had been looking at
Florida for most of my life and this area is the least developed down
in the peninsula. It is pretty wild up in the big bend area but it
gets cold.
The problem is a bunch of people followed me. When I moved here,
Estero was less than 2000 people. Now it is 10x that.
Fortunately we voted "20-20" money for the state to buy all of the
land around the river west of us so it will not get any busier down at
this end of the road.

===

And it's unlikely that the Estero River is going to be inundated by
massive amounts of boat traffic any time soon. It took me a couple of
tries to even find it, and then there are the skinny water issues.

:-)

We like it that way. ;-)