Florida Get Together 2010

[rentprop1]

Re: Florida Get Together 2010

wish they had a site map on line, to see the lay out.

here is a link for google...follow Palm St in off Ft Island Trail ( 44 ) that entire thing is the park ( the park looks like a sub division, but those are RV not houses ), if you look to the right side you see the canal and the docks for those sites.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=28.900199,-82.624086&spn=0.004245,0.010986&t=h&z=17

and the chart view.....water depths are way off
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http://demo.geogarage.com/noaa/?lat=28.90314862571331&lon=-82.65460968017578&zoom=13

 

[nlain]

Re: Florida Get Together 2010

Looks good, pricing is good, accommodations for everyone, pets, swimming, good water access, building for the group gathering. It is a little over 250 miles and 5 hours for me, but LG was 5 hours also, so I'm good. If votes are needed I will vote for it.

 

[eli_lilly]

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this has been suggested in Hobe Sound, if someone down there could check it out. website does not give much info. http://www.floridastateparks.org/jonathandickinson/

This is my home area, I launch from JD nearly every weekend. Hobe Sound is beautiful. Bluest water you'll ever see. The 10 mile Loxahatchee river is brackish, you can head upstream to the historic Trapper Nelson's cabin. 30 minutes downstream from the ramp opens into the Atlantic with excellent saltwater fishing even just a mile offshore. The ICW both north and south has waterfront restaurants and plenty of sandbars for hanging out and areas for tubing, snorkeling, swimming, etc. This area is a boater's paradise.

There are campsites and cabins. The boat ramp is stellar, a paved ramp with a dock.

A centralized location is definitely better but I wanted to mention this area in case anyone is ever down this way. Don't sleep on Hobe Sound, stop in!

-E

 

[Eshaw150]

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Also looks good to me/ also about a 5 hour ride. Me and nolan are close to the same area and about the same distance away. Its got my vote.

 

[Eshaw150]

Re: Florida Get Together 2010

well this park is temp closed so hopefully it will be open by them. Ill keep an eye on the site.

 

[tashasdaddy]

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got site map of Crystal River, looks nice and we can tent camp on the water front sites. which has me in a problem, i will want to camp water front. you know who will want a cabin.

 

[nlain]

Re: Florida Get Together 2010

TD, looks like you will have to do both, Tasha can't go in the cabin. I guess you could buy a motor home, that would solve it all.

Looks like cabins are not on the water either, so if I understand it those of us who stay in cabins will have to pull boats out each night. Just have to do what ya gotta do. We will need to reserve early to, looks like only 10 cabins on the site map.

 

[tashasdaddy]

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just talked to Connie, yes cabin dwellers have to load boats at night. cabins are also no smoking, no pets. i tried to get them to let you dock with a water front camper, she said no. then every one would want to do it. we will see what happens if we get there.

 

[nlain]

Re: Florida Get Together 2010

Not a problem, i'll live with it and do what I gotta do. Quit smoking years ago, but even in my smoking days I have stayed in non smoking places, just step out side and smoke, take something for the ashes and butts, drink can with water in it.

 

[rentprop1]

Re: Florida Get Together 2010

the distance from the cabins to the other sites is like 100 yds max, I think some of the docks would accommodate 2 boats, worst case you just put it on the trailer and pull it up Shady Lane ( see map ) right next to the dumpster is the boat parking area, so its not far at all, no die down, just pull on trailer and pull about 30 yds away then back in the water the next day.......

TD , you never know you might have someone show up that had last min boat problems ( like I did last time ) but came anyways, if you keep all of us together at waterfront sites, someone might have an empty dock ???

just think that Tasha's fee for her water front tent and your boat parking are $ 30 a night...if it were me I rather sleep in the tent with my dog that in the cabin...I'm just sayin '

 

[triumphrick]

Re: Florida Get Together 2010

We (Barb and I) sure can see lots of potential for Crystal Isles. It will accomodate our boat and we have a bunch of good gps numbers for up that way. We would take a waterfront and maybe do a rv rental when the time comes. Lucy had such a good time, there's no way she can stay home....
I just pm'd Bob and wondered out loud if we need a few more weeks to let some others submit more sites? We do have 8 months to go and I can't see this place filling up in the next week or two. This works for us, but wanted to have a little more input....

 

[BWR1953]

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M'lady and I drove past this resort on Sunday. The office was closed, so we didn't have a chance to check it out. Might be worth a look though. RV and tent camping plus other stuff.

Maybe somebody can call them for more info?

 

[tashasdaddy]

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Rick i can agree with you. but would like to settle on a place by October 1. i would also like to keep getting input for places even after we decide, so at the 2010 meeting, we can choose a 2011 location. trying to get everyones opinions, thru the forum or PMs gets tedious. it would be nice to have the members at the meeting choose the next location.

 

[CheapboatKev]

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I am really liking this....I think the waterfront docking has me sold...can you say automatic bilge pump? lol..

Seriously it is the best thus far, even over LG...

 

[Eshaw150]

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I agree that i have fallen for the water front docks.

 

[tashasdaddy]

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hate to say it, be me also.

 

[triumphrick]

Re: Florida Get Together 2010

M'lady and I drove past this resort on Sunday. The office was closed, so we didn't have a chance to check it out. Might be worth a look though. RV and tent camping plus other stuff.

Maybe somebody can call them for more info?

Ross, did you not read rentprops post??....

Pretty thorough, I thought.

I just wish they would let dogs under 25# stay in the cabins....

Then we could start Lucy on a diet.

Since we got rid of our pig, and she didn't have a chance to get any she will be looking forward to the roast..I hope we can pull that off at the site. Still something else to follow up on.

Sure want to try out some of those grouper #'s we have for up that-a-way..

 

[triumphrick]

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Rick i can agree with you. but would like to settle on a place by October 1. i would also like to keep getting input for places even after we decide, so at the 2010 meeting, we can choose a 2011 location. trying to get everyones opinions, thru the forum or PMs gets tedious. it would be nice to have the members at the meeting choose the next location.

Sooooo.....for the 2011 location, we have a map of the state and we mark it up for all of the members who show an interest in that meet. As the year passes and more folks become interested we review the dots, pins, smiley faces or whatever to the cities everyone is from. Using that map we can better judge a location more centrally located to the members....

Sound too confusing??

 

[BWR1953]

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Woopsies. Yes, I did read rentprop's report. Very thorough.

What I did NOT do was post a link to the resort that I visited on Sunday! A different place! LOL! (Senior moment, I guess.)

Folks wanted additional options, so I wanted to include THIS place to consider.

http://www.naturesresortfla.com/

 

[triumphrick]

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I am really liking this....I think the waterfront docking has me sold...can you say automatic bilge pump? lol..

Seriously it is the best thus far, even over LG...

We just left the KW in the water for a little over four days while I rebuilt the trailer. The first night I was down there flashlight in hand making sure I wasn't going to have to salvage a pair of 4 strokes! It got easier as the days wore on....