(09-16-2023, 05:16 AM)Grace Wrote:(08-30-2023, 03:34 PM)Schmoe Wrote: Good old New Smyrna. I never had the pleasure to swim in the shark bite capital
I did love Florida though. My aunt had a house in New Port Richey, complete with a closed-in pool that was screened and covered with anoles every morning. They were fun to catch until one latched onto my thumb. That little prick stayed latched on for about 10 minutes, but I'm the one who messed with it, so I couldn't harm it.
They also had a gator in their community pond that people would brilliantly feed.
We went to the Gulf of Mexico one day we were there, that water was amazing. Up to my chest in water and I could see my feet. No waves though. Can't have it all, I guess.
I enjoyed Florida, but I'm a cold-weather guy. Once the charm wore off I'd be miserable in humid-year-round Florida
Lol @ shark bite capital...
There's an inlet where bait fish are, the bait fish are why sharks go there.
Also happens to be the inlet where the surfers go surfing... I think it's the only place they can actually surf.
In my personal opinion, if you have to go surfing in the shark's food dish then you should probably skip surfing all together - but apparently you can't tell that to the surfers..
"I just wanted to surf! I don't know what happened, I was playing in the bowl of Cheerios and they mistook me for an 0 of Cheer... I have no idea why!" Lol
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I have to say I'm actually surprised surfers aren't chomped more often. When you look at the silhouette a surfer produces from under the surface of the water, it's looks an awful lot like a turtle or a large seal. A favorite food of tiger sharks and great whites.
Still, I'll pass on being a floating charcuterie board
