Re: Nice day/Florida vacation

Oh cool.  Great idea.  I've just never heard of such.  But then I only
get to the beach about once every 20 years or so.

On 5/12/05, james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
> It's a scoop made of hardware cloth. It's got a long handle. You use it
> to scoop up shells and stuff at the edge of the Gulf. Then you slosh it
> up and down in the water to wash the sand out and dump what's left out
> to sort through it for sharks' teeth and other pieces of fossils.
> 
> Some people use a box with a hardware cloth bottom. Works the
> same--snowshovel is just easier.
> 
> On May 12, 2005, at 9:46 AM, Pam Evans wrote:
> 
> > OK, I'll bite - Venice snowshovels??
> >
> >
> > On 5/12/05, james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
> >> Melody, this was returned twice. Dunno why. Sorry troops.
> >>
> >> Begin forwarded message:
> >>
> >>> From: james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> >>> Date: May 12, 2005 7:58:44 AM EDT
> >>> To: Melody@excite.com
> >>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Nice day/Florida vacation
> >>>
> >>> Let's do. I should be here. Can't tell about Ms. Fatma. It will be
> >>> the
> >>> end of her vacation and she may choose to spend it with her kids in
> >>> New England.
> >>>
> >>> Also, if you decide to hunt for sharks' teeth, I can loan you a
> >>> couple
> >>> of "Venice snowshovels" that will make finding them a whole lot
> >>> easier.
> >>>
> >>> On May 10, 2005, at 7:08 AM, Melody wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Jim:  You are the best!  And we've already decided we don't care
> >>>> enough about Disney to spend that crazy kind of money on an
> >>>> amusement
> >>>> park...we'd rather spend our money elsewhere and see things just
> >>>> like
> >>>> what you've described.  Thanks so much.  Are you and Ms. Fatma going
> >>>> to be around the third week in August?  Would love to hook up with
> >>>> you if possible...if not, we understand that, too.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Melody
> >>>>
> >>>> Hills, IA  zone 5
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>  --- On Fri 05/06, james singer < islandjim1@verizon.net > wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> From: james singer [mailto: islandjim1@verizon.net]
> >>>>
> >>>> To: mhobertm@excite.com
> >>>>
> >>>> Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 14:57:48 -0400
> >>>>
> >>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Nice day/Florida vacation
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I think there is a swim-with-the-manatees place in Crystal River. I
> >>>> <br>haven't heard anything about them, good or bad; Ms. Fatma's
> >>>> daughter <br>has a friend who came down from Boston just to do
> >>>> that--and they're <br>pretty Green sorts, so I figure it must be
> >>>> benign. Woman I used to work <br>with was boating in the Myakka
> >>>> river
> >>>> one day about a year ago and a <br>manatee came up right beside her
> >>>> boat. She said she reached over and <br>patted it in the snout and
> >>>> it
> >>>> just swam away.<br><br>If you can resist all the Disney hype, I'd
> >>>> skip it. It's very <br>expensive--something like $55 per person per
> >>>> day--today just to get in. <br>Of course they've got a zillion
> >>>> "packages" to confuse the issue even <br>more. If you can't resist
> >>>> the hype, I would suggest talking with AAA <br>about it before
> >>>> deciding how much Disney you want. They got special <br>rates on
> >>>> some
> >>>> stuff, I think.<br><br>Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota had a pair of
> >>>> manatees last time I was <br>there. They probably still do.
> >>>> Can't swim with them, but it only costs <br>a couple of bucks to get
> >>>> in. Mote has a nice little aquarium with <br>guided
> >>>> tours.<br><br>I've got visitor passes to Selby Botanical Garden I
> >>>> can
> >>>> send you, but <br>if you're an AHS member, your card will get you in
> >>>> there, too [I <br>think]. If you're not a member and want to go, let
> >>>> me know.<br><br>The beaches from Nokomis [Casey Key] south to
> >>>> Manasota Key, which <br>includes Venice and Casperson Beach, are
> >>>> good
> >>>> for hunting for <br>fossilized shark's teeth. Venice has a Shark's
> >>>> Tooth Festival every <br>year. It used to be in August, but I think
> >>>> they hold it in October <br>now--after the snow birds start
> >>>> arriving.<br><br>If you're going to Captive, consider going to the
> >>>> Corkscrew Swamp <br>Preserve, which is between Fort Myers and
> >>>> Naples,
> >>>> east of I-75. Your <br>kids might get lucky and spot a panther. And
> >>>> did you see Edison House <br>in Fort Myers when you lived here?
> >>>> Interesting--house, laboratory, <br>gardens--and not
> >>>> expensive.<br><br>There's Myakka State Park, which is east of
> >>>> Sarasota on the road to <br>Arcadia. I understand that Selby has
> >>>> installed a canopy "walk" there. I <br>get the idea the walk is open
> >>>> to the public, but I don't know for sure. <br>Anyway, there are
> >>>> airboat rides on a very large bulge in the river at <br>the
> >>>> park--guaranteed to let you see alligators in their natural habitat
> >>>> <br>up close and personal :)<br><br><br><br>On May 6, 2005, at 4:11
> >>>> AM, Melody wrote:<br><br>> Jim: I am a AAA member and never go
> >>>> anywhere without their help...I'll<br>> give them a call today when
> >>>> I
> >>>> get home so I can the stuff I want and <br>> get<br>> some planning
> >>>> done. Thanks for the reminder. Sounds like we might be<br>> better
> >>>> off selecting a central location to camp at that is easily<br>>
> >>>> accessible to the places we really want to go to. Sanibel and
> >>>> Captiva<br>> Islands are definitely a priority as we've always
> >>>> regreted not visiting<br>> there when we lived in Daytona that one
> >>>> year.
> >>>> Also, I hear there are<br>> places where you can swim with the
> >>>> manatees (Crystal River was one such<br>> place, I believe) and IMO,
> >>>> if this isn't harmful to the ecology or the<br>> species, this is a
> >>>> much better use of our $ than some of the more<br>> commercial
> >>>> tourist places like Disney, but we're still checking into<br>> that.
> >>>> What do you think of this idea? I'm seriously interested in
> >>>> what<br>>
> >>>> local persons think of this...is it bad for the manatees to be
> >>>> so<br>> exposed to humans? How does it impact their environment?
> >>>> TIA.<br>><br>><br>> Melody<br>> Hills, IA  zone
> >>>> 5<br>><br>><br>><br>>
> >>>>  --- On Thu 05/05, james singer < islandjim1@verizon.net >
> >>>> wrote:<br>> From: james singer [mailto: islandjim1@verizon.net]<br>>
> >>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>> Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 08:01:11
> >>>> -0400<br>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Nice day/August in Florida<br>><br>>
> >>>> Well, you won't be cold. For August, the average high temperature is
> >>>> 90<br>> <br>[record is 97]; average low temperature is 76
> >>>> [record is 68]; and<br>> there <br>is an average of 10 rainy days [6
> >>>> inches of rain]. These<br>> averages and <br>records are for Venice,
> >>>> but the rest of the state will<br>> be similar. So <br>don't forget
> >>>> the sunscreen and the<br>> sunglasses.<br><br>The Gulf beaches are
> >>>> delightful at that time of<br>> year--the water is <br>about 80
> >>>> degrees, quite like a spa. And there <br>> are<br>> lots of
> >>>> interesting <br>things to see and do. But the Florida Gulf <br>>
> >>>> coast<br>> is not like the <br>Pacific coast or the Atlantic coast.
> >>>> Much of the<br>> Gulf coast--especially <br>the stretch from Panacea
> >>>> to Crystal <br>> River--is<br>> salt march and not <br>accessible by
> >>>> auto except for a few isolated<br>> fishing camps.<br><br>You might
> >>>> want to spend some time with a map and<br>> AAA's Florida Tour
> >>>> <br>Book. If you're not a AAA member, let me know <br>> and<br>>
> >>>> I'll
> >>>> send you a copy. <br>The book is very good at describing points
> >>>> of<br>><br>> interest--parks, natural <br>phenomena, and
> >>>> the like--as well as <br>> letting<br>> you know, by omission, that
> >>>> <br>there can be long stretches of some of<br>> these roads where
> >>>> even a gas <br>station is rare.<br><br><br>On May 5,<br>> 2005, at
> >>>> 5:04 AM, Melody wrote:<br><br>> So, Jim...what is the weather<br>>
> >>>> usually like down there in Gulf Paradise<br>> say around middle
> >>>> of<br>> August? Now that we have a reliable means of<br>> transport,
> >>>> our trip<br>> south is definitely on. Now I know this might
> >>>> sound<br>> silly, but<br>> since none of us have ever seen much of
> >>>> the Gulf Coast, we<br>> are<br>> planning on a driving trip down the
> >>>> coast, stopping whenever and<br>><br>> wherever that takes our
> >>>> fancy.
> >>>> We did this a couple of years ago when<br>> <br>> we<br>> went to
> >>>> visit Tony in Washington...drove up the coast as<br>> far as we
> >>>> <br>>
> >>>> could<br>> in several hours, turned around and came <br>> back<br>>
> >>>> down the ocean highway,<br>> stopping whenever one of us would
> >>>> go<br>> "Ooh...look at that, let's stop!"<br>> We ended
> >>>> up somewhere in Oregon <br>> a<br>> day<br>><br>> or so later. You
> >>>> get to see the<br>> best darned places in this country<br>> that
> >>>> way...just driving wherever...<br>><br>><br>><br>> Melody<br>><br>>
> >>>> Hills, IA zone 5<br>><br>><br>><br>> --- On Wed 05/04, james singer
> >>>> <<br>> islandjim1@verizon.net > wrote:<br>> From: james singer
> >>>> [mailto:<br>> islandjim1@verizon.net]<br>> To:
> >>>> gardenchat@hort.net<br>> Date: Wed, 04<br>> May 2005 15:14:53
> >>>> -0400<br>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Nice day/or<br>> not<br>><br>> 1-3/4
> >>>> inches so far.<br><br><br>On May 4, 2005, at 2:13<br>> PM, Pam
> >>>> Evans<br>> wrote:<br><br>> No foolin' Jim - that doesn't look <br>>
> >>>> so<br>> hot!!<br>> Hmmmm....<br>><br>> On 5/4/05, pdickson<br>>
> >>>> <pdickson@sbcglobal.net><br>> wrote:<br>>> take cover.....<br>>>
> >>>> -----<br>> Original Message -----<br>>><br>> From: "james
> >>>> singer"<br>> <islandjim1@verizon.net><br>>> To: "Garden
> >>>> Chat"<br>><br>> <gardenchat@hort.net><br>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04,
> >>>> 2005 9:47<br>> AM<br>>><br>> Subject:
> >>>> [CHAT] Nice day<br>>><br>>>> Just another nice<br>> day in<br>>
> >>>> paradise<br>>>><br>>>><br>><br>><br>><br>> the<br>message text
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> >>> Southwest Florida
> >>> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
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> >> Island Jim
> >> Southwest Florida
> >> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
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> > Pam Evans
> > Kemp TX
> > zone 8A
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> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
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