Re: Florida Getaway
been here 30 years now, i live in pinellas count , florida, about 5 mins from bellair beach.<br /><br />ive been to all the places these fellas have listed. keys, homosassa, boca grande....north, south, east and west... and i have to say, if you are looking at simply the best, check out the rainbows bend resort in the keys, just south if isla morada i believe. you get free usage of a 13 foot boston whaler with each days stay. and its right on the atlantic side, and you get free breakfast, not talking a free bagel, fre roomservice breakfast... been there twice, will go again. been to bahia honda state park, 1 of the 10 best beaches in the usa, the number 1 is right here in pinellas, at fort desoto county park, as is number 4, in dunedin at caladesi island state park.... i have snorkled in the keys at alligator reef and have seen giant grouper only inches away from me along with huge lobsters and sharks and baracudas too. i have camped on the islands in the intercoastal waterway for free. gone tubing on the itchenetucknee river. tubed the weeki wachee river. i own proerty in crystal river florida, which is for sale by the way... hint hint... 2.5 acres , 16.5k all woods
<br />ive been to numerous white sand beaches. been on airboat tours in the evrglades. ive eaten alligator burgers in the bayou's. had blackend alligator on a stick at crabby bills seafood.<br />ive been hiking in the state and national forests. ive been swimming in the rainbow river, crystal river, weeki wachee river, chazowitzka river, homosassa river. ive been broken down in the gulf of mexico at 3 am on a worknight with no anchor, had to paddle in. ive been broke down in lake seminole and been towed. ive been broke down at bellair beach and bbeen towed, all in the same boat by the way. ive been swimming in some of the most amazing fresh water springs in the world. gilchrist county florida has the greatest amount of freshwater springs in the entire world. north central florida. ive swam in the same crystal clear springs as dasani gets their water, and danon gets theirs and publix gets theirs, all at ginnie springs , gilhcrist county.<br /><br />ive camped and fished on the worlds longest fishing pier, the south end of the sunshine skyway bridge...whcih was featured in the movie"the punsiher"<br /><br />come down, rent a boat, eat the freshest seafood you can possibly get. 85% of americas grouper comes from maderia beach , florida, also in pinellas county.<br /><br /><br />its all up to what you want to do, radar man. only thing you cant do here is snow ski.<br />email me, i have spent many a years doing just what you are about to do, being a tourist. except that i am a tourist in my own state.!
<br /><br />mikey<br /><br />phatmanmike@yahoo.com<br /><br />
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