On Oct 26, 7:33 am, Michael Johnson > wrote:

> I haven't been to Florida since my father passed away in 1990. He had a
> house in Ruskin just Southeast of Tampa Bay. He had a home made air
> boat and a regular boat that we used for some great excursions. We
> would get oysters, clams, scallops, island hop and camp on the Key
> Islands, fish in remote areas, make all day jaunts into the upper
> Everglades among other things. Going there now to stay in a hotel and
> sit on the beach just doesn't do it for me now. IMO, the majority of
> people that visit Florida miss out on doing the best stuff the state
> offers.

>Forget Disney World, there are much better attractions from
> Mother Nature.

Another thing we agree on. Man-made attractions or Mother Nature.
Mother Nature wins hands down every time!

Patrick