Well, Key West is a dump... moving on

[sailorboy1]

this thread wanders like a boat with a failing autopilot

[S/V Blondie-Dog]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

The real question is: does KW have low quality cheap bars that have 2 for 1 happy hour drinks (like most of of FL)? You know, the places with the low life locals go to drink. Because once I pay for a monthly mooring I'm a "local".

YiKeS! ... "low quality cheap bars". Yes. They can be found off the beaten path. (Duval St.) Dang, I sure as heck don't miss that scene.

Cruising aboard S/V Blondie-Dog: An Uneasy Moment in The Green Parrot Bar... Key West, Florida.

[NOLA_sailing]

Originally Posted by Dave852

I live in the upper keys and whenever I tell some one where I'am from they say "oh key west" and I say no, key west is 90 miles away. Key west is a whole different place than the other 105 miles of keys.


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Seems to be a correlation similar to the one between Bourbon Street and the rest of New Orleans.

[IdoraKeeper]

Originally Posted by S/V Blondie-Dog

YiKeS! ... "low quality cheap bars". Yes. They can be found off the beaten path. (Duval St.) Dang, I sure as heck don't miss that scene.

Cruising aboard S/V Blondie-Dog: An Uneasy Moment in The Green Parrot Bar... Key West, Florida.

Don't worry! SB1 will find plenty of cheap bars on the way down the ICW. By the time he makes it to KW, he will be bored with that scene. With all that time to think, he will probably come up with an idea that will revolutionize cruising and end up owning the Maltese Falcon.

[zeehag]

i never had the urge to visit key wierd, not the other east and south florida tourist places.
the best part of florida is never or rarely ever visited, and folks think fla is a big junky overblown whore. most of that repuitation is accurate. it was an overblown whore in the 60s, nothing has changed, except mebbe the murder and theft rates.. they have increased.
go to fort jefferson, appalach and west florida, the forgotten coast.
visit the pretty side of florida.

[motion30]

[QU OT E=ze ehag;1885466]i never had the urge to visit key wierd, not the other east and south florida tourist places.
the best part of florida is never or rarely ever visited, and folks think fla is a big junky overblown whore. most of that repuitation is accurate. it was an overblown whore in the 60s, nothing has changed, except mebbe the murder and theft rates.. they have increased.
go to fort jefferson, appalach and west florida, the forgotten coast.
visit the pretty side of florida.[/QUOTE]

I guess it depends on the individual. I really like Key West. and will be heading back there soon. Miami is interesting But a bit overcrowded

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by IdoraKeeper

Don't worry! SB1 will find plenty of cheap bars on the way down the ICW. By the time he makes it to KW, he will be bored with that scene. With all that time to think, he will probably come up with an idea that will revolutionize cruising and end up owning the Maltese Falcon.

I think I'll start drinking now and get a head start

[quill]

How do you say spoon in Spanish?
(or subtitled: What's wrong with Dumps)
How long has it been since you needed a conversational(fill in the blank)Phrasebook to check into a foreign country. Or to buy food, or buy a spoon so you could eat that food.
I enjoy that challenge. It's one of the reasons I got into boating.
I like going to places where they might take $1's or $5's but not $20's(because they've never seen one). I like figuring out the rules of the country I am visiting.
Bet you've had problems importing replacement parts.
Why? Maybe It's because you don't know the rules.
You want an adventure, a challenge?
Go sail to some Dumps.
One more thing. I have NEVER, EVER, had anyone beg me for $$

[Cap Erict3]

Originally Posted by zeehag

i never had the urge to visit key wierd, not the other east and south florida tourist places.
the best part of florida is never or rarely ever visited, and folks think fla is a big junky overblown whore. most of that repuitation is accurate. it was an overblown whore in the 60s, nothing has changed, except mebbe the murder and theft rates.. they have increased.
go to fort jefferson, appalach and west florida, the forgotten coast.
visit the pretty side of florida.

Port St Joe


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Looking for another pretty place to work on the boat.

[Group9]

Originally Posted by Cap Erict3

Port St Joe

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Looking for another pretty place to work on the boat.

No, no, don't tell anybody! Despite what you may have heard, Florida ends at Tampa Bay. Above that and to the west is nothing to see.

[RTB]

Originally Posted by Cap Erict3

Port St Joe

Free muffins and newspaper delivered to the boat on Sunday morning, plus some of the most beautiful sunsets we've ever seen. Celebrate New Year's Eve twice in one night.

Yeah, Port St. Joe is nice.

Ralph

[avb3]

Originally Posted by RTB

Free muffins and newspaper delivered to the boat on Sunday morning, plus some of the most beautiful sunsets we've ever seen. Celebrate New Year's Eve twice in one night.

Yeah, Port St. Joe is nice.

Ralph

Sounds like Port Saint Joe will become a destination this coming winter.

[RainDog]

I think we are actually going to spend next year there. Look us up is you swing through.

[avb3]

Originally Posted by RainDog

I think we are actually going to spend next year there. Look us up is you swing through.

I just took a quick look as at the online charts, and man is there a lot of skinny water going up from Tampa to there.

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[RTB]

Originally Posted by avb3

I just took a quick look as at the online charts, and man is there a lot of skinny water going up from Tampa to there.

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Not sure where you are looking? It's plenty deep in the Gulf from Clearwater to Carrabelle or Apalachicola. You can do the ICW from Apalachicola to Port St. Joe, and it is a beautifully scenic route.