I beg to differ, Russ. From =
the standpoint
of someone also from Florida (and from someone who has ventured beyond =
the end
of the US1), there is more
"backcountry" in the Keys than there is what the average =
tourist
sees.
A small boat and a couple of day's supplies will =
bring you to
any number of deserted islands with natural beaches,
coconut trees, stone crab, no road sounds, no people, no tourists, =
no
Jimmy Buffett music, etc.
If you've never been off US1 (the end of Big Pine =
does not
count), then you have yet to see the Keys. =
Had I never ventured out into the back-country (a =
local term
for the out-islands, BTW), I probably would share your
opinion.
Respectfully yours,
Dane Tessler
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 12:14:44
EST
From: Latchua =
<Latchua@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re:
Key West Trip
In a message dated 98-03-26 11:04:49 EST,
Bill@FREEHOLDER.COM writes:
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Re: Key West Trip
Date: 98-03-26 11:04:49 EST
From:
Bill@FREEHOLDER.COM =
(Bill)
Sender:
Vanagon@VANAGON.COM (Vanagon Mailing
List)
Reply-to: Bill@FREEHOLDER.COM
(Bill)
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
We drove our =
'81
Westie from Arizona to Key West and back right after
Christmas. =
It was
a great trip, and we really enjoyed the Keys, but I
have to tell you =
that
from the standpoint of somebody from Arizona, there
is NO back =
country in the
Keys.
>>
From the standpoint of somebody from =
Florida,
there's no backcountry in the
Keys (if you go way out to the end of =
Big Pine
Key, maybe there'll be a few
minutes that you can't hear the sound of =
a
car.)
Russ Henderson, PO Box 24117, Oakland Park, FL =
33307-4117
Dane Tessler
87 =
Westfalia