[Rhodes22-list] Fw: Virtual Keys Float Plan

[Bill Effros]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Robert J Quinn 
To: rhodes-list at sailnet.com 
Sent: Monday, November 23, 1998 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: Virtual Keys Float Plan


Last I heard roads were okay.  Not too much damage on the main drag.  US1.
A friend just went down.  I'll double check with him this week.


-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Effros <Weffros at prodigy.net>
To: rhodes-list at sailnet.com <rhodes-list at sailnet.com>
Date: Monday, November 23, 1998 5:40 PM
Subject: Virtual Keys Float Plan


>Alex,
>
>Feb. is fine for me.  If we have fewer boats than people we have to go at
>different times anyhow.
>
>Marathon is nice; John Pennekamp State Park is nearby.
>
>My only concern for people towing boats was the condition of the roads
after
>the hurricane.  There were some dicey patches the last time I drove to Key
>West which was a couple of years ago.  Who knows what they are like now?
>
>Michael, if you're going up to Orlando I didn't think you'd want to drive
>all the way down to Marathon.
>
>Coconut Grove is 120 miles from Key West (?)
>
>Key Biscayne and some of the northern keys are supposed to be gorgeous.
The
>bay of Biscayne is also said to be a nice place to sail.
>
>Key West is pricey, overrun with tourists at that time of year, and
>noticeably gay (not that there's anything wrong with that.)  I like Key
>West, but you've got to know it's a zoo during the high season.
>
>The keys in between are unbelievably isolated.  Especially the ones that
>can't be reached by car.
>
>Another option if we're sharing boats is picking them up in 1 place and
>dropping them off in another.  Effectively delivering them to the place the
>next person wants to start from.
>
>But, hey.  I don't think you can lose no matter where you start.  Just tell
>me where to be and I'll be there.
>
>Maybe it's time to pick up some charts.  That's always the first step
>whether or not you actually take the trip.
>
>Bill Effros
>
>
>
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