Few Pics I Took Yesterday
01-07-2004, 10:21 PM
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damn man i cant wait 2 move back 2 fla where it's a hell of alot warmer than chicago....tha only downside is all tha "racers" talk way to much **** bout thier cars tha white part of thier eyes start 2 turn brown.....other than that i miss orlando
01-08-2004, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Mazderati' date='Jan 7 2004, 10:11 PM
Great pictures.
What is the deal with Okechobee? While planning my eventual property purchase in Florida, Okechobee seems ideal, at least on a map. Live on a fresh water lake, drive 30 minutes to the ocean. Is it clean and developed? Or a swampy reptile infested marsh?
What is the deal with Okechobee? While planning my eventual property purchase in Florida, Okechobee seems ideal, at least on a map. Live on a fresh water lake, drive 30 minutes to the ocean. Is it clean and developed? Or a swampy reptile infested marsh?
Pics tonight.
01-08-2004, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Jims5543' date='Jan 7 2004, 10:55 PM
I have snorkled this reef - tons of fish. Also some freaking huge Barracudas not to mention Reef Sharks and a resident Hammerhead.
My buddy was diving it spearfishing, he was hiding in a crevice on the reef waitin for a school of red snapper (I think) they came he fired he got himself a nice big one.
He started heading up to his boat when he felt a big pull on his catch bag. He was spun around by a 6' long black tipped reef shark. It grabbed his catch bag and headed for the bottom. He, at fist turned and took off for the boat then got pissed (he is psycho) it was a brand new catch bag amd the fish was choice.
He headed back down as he reloaded his spear gun. When he came up on the shark struggling with the catch bag he poked it in the head w/ the spear causing it to drop the bag. He shot the bag w/ his speargun and took off for the surface as fast as he could swim and filling his BC up. (he wasin 30 feet of water) he got to the top and pulled his catch bag up as he climbed into his boat.
He is crazy. I would have pooped my wetsuit then peed and then puked once I was safe in the boat.
Another cool pic for you. This is so unlike a typical Florida beach in this area.
My buddy was diving it spearfishing, he was hiding in a crevice on the reef waitin for a school of red snapper (I think) they came he fired he got himself a nice big one.
He started heading up to his boat when he felt a big pull on his catch bag. He was spun around by a 6' long black tipped reef shark. It grabbed his catch bag and headed for the bottom. He, at fist turned and took off for the boat then got pissed (he is psycho) it was a brand new catch bag amd the fish was choice.
He headed back down as he reloaded his spear gun. When he came up on the shark struggling with the catch bag he poked it in the head w/ the spear causing it to drop the bag. He shot the bag w/ his speargun and took off for the surface as fast as he could swim and filling his BC up. (he wasin 30 feet of water) he got to the top and pulled his catch bag up as he climbed into his boat.
He is crazy. I would have pooped my wetsuit then peed and then puked once I was safe in the boat.
Another cool pic for you. This is so unlike a typical Florida beach in this area.
01-08-2004, 05:08 PM
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As I continue to do small trips in an effort to break in my engine. Here are pics fom Lake Okeechobee:
A dyke system was built in the mid to early 1900's after two hurricanes came through and the lake flooded overrunning its shores andclaiming over 3000 lives.
My car is on top of one of the Dykes at the south end of the lake in Port Mayaca,
In this pic you can see I am about 30 feet above natural grade. When the lake gets too much water they dump it down the canals and inot the Atlantic and Gulf messing up the salinity of the water and killing fish and other underwater life.
Hope your enjoying my Tour-de-Florida as I break in my TII.
A dyke system was built in the mid to early 1900's after two hurricanes came through and the lake flooded overrunning its shores andclaiming over 3000 lives.
My car is on top of one of the Dykes at the south end of the lake in Port Mayaca,
In this pic you can see I am about 30 feet above natural grade. When the lake gets too much water they dump it down the canals and inot the Atlantic and Gulf messing up the salinity of the water and killing fish and other underwater life.
Hope your enjoying my Tour-de-Florida as I break in my TII.