Just made it back from Sanibel/Captiva island on the west coast, and boy, what a sweet place to go boating! Being a new boater (2 months) I had only been on the tame waters of the intercoastal in S. Florida, and after doin the west coast, boating at home will seem lame!!!<br /><br />Anyways, we (me and 13 others) split a house and were in 2 boats, my 16 ft. Bayliner and his 18ft Cobia. We went to this Cabbage Key place 10 miles north and enjoyed some jumbo shrimp. I had never realized how slow my boat (50hp merc.)was till i was in open waters, but it never skipped a beat even though i was at 4500 rpm the whole time.<br /><br />The next day I forgot to put oil in my tank and rode for 10 miles till I realized it. Then I returned with the oil indicator buzzing the whole way back! As soon as i took the cover off i noticed there was about maybe 1/2 cup of oil left. Talk about lucky... 
<br /><br />Animals i saw:<br />* Armadillos<br />* Turtles<br />* Manatees<br />* dolphins (many)<br /><br />oops, now i look like a city slicker (I actually grew up on a farm), but you just don't realize what Florida's about till you hit the Glades, Keys or West Coast. <br /><br />Try it, you'll like it.
<br /><br />Animals i saw:<br />* Armadillos<br />* Turtles<br />* Manatees<br />* dolphins (many)<br /><br />oops, now i look like a city slicker (I actually grew up on a farm), but you just don't realize what Florida's about till you hit the Glades, Keys or West Coast. <br /><br />Try it, you'll like it.
