One year Florida anniversary
 

It just dawned on me that today is our one year anniversary of us moving to Florida is today, we rented a house to get away from the Midwest cold February of 2012 and pretty much went back home to LOTO that Summer and sold the house, packed the house up and bought a house in Cape Coral and moved, never one day of movers remorse, it's paradise down here.

The only thing we miss is some of our long time friends and of course Family, but that's why planes were invented.

Congrats Jim. I've been in the cape 3 years now and I'm happy.

Congrats, we're right behind you...

one day I would love to start a thread like this....

Congrats! The best part of Cape coral is FMO!!!!!!

Glad to hear you like here. Hope to see you on the first FMO run next weekend

We feel blessed that we get to live here and love the location and FMO of course, it's funny to say the winter boating season is coming soon, boating in the Winter is so cool.

You guys that are waiting to make it down, it's worth the wait, hope you make it soon.

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks guys, it was a great day yesterday.

Jim
Be down in about three weeks. Bar and gas cards all polish up. LOL Hope we can get together when we get there.
Steve

Congrats. Hope to follow you down there one day in the not too distant future.

Count me in! about 3 years to go. My southern California lungs won't know what to do with clean air! The plan is a canal home with 36-38 feet of fiberglass joy on a lift out back.

Congrats to all of you who had the courage to move!

See ya when you get here.........................there's plenty of room for everybody, come on down. :ernaehrung004:

What's FMO?

Congrats Jim!!

Ft. Myers Offshore, a bunch of fun boaters who get together to support young kids education.

I'm looking to get out of the Communist state of California at some point, looking at Florida as well. Just curious what made you pick the area you moved to over say the other coast or the Keys?

Biggest reason is cost. This is an inexpensive waterfront area

I haven't boated on that side yet. We always talk about it but never go. We've been boating in Miami and through out the Keys every year since 2005 and always say we should try the Gulf side and never go. We did hit Destin last year for the Cigarette rendezvous last year, that was cool, we had a good time.

Mike hit on one big reason, but there's several more for me., here's the stuff we wanted to have;

far enough South that it would stay warm all season (winter)

close to a descent size airport so we could fly home to St. Louis (Ft. Myers)

close to boating destinations and beaches, we can boat from Sarasota (North) to KW, about a 100 miles either way, doesn't get much better than that.

We love KW and it's cool, but it's to touristy for us and it's expensive to buy and live down there, that's pretty much it.

This is BY FAR the most informative site about the cape coral area that I have found!!

http://www.topwaterfrontdeals.com/ht...-listings.html

Dont forget to look at the Cape Coral or Fort Myers forums in City-Data.com

X 1000 Dan Starowicz is my real estate agent there in Cape Coral/Fort Myers. He's VERY knowledgeable and hard working! I bought two condos though him this past year in Fort Myers and I couldn't have asked for a better agent/person. I can't retire just yet, but when I do, I have a nice condo on the water in the Cape... Can't wait to join you guys in FMO!

There's a lot of members that either live or own houses/condos in Cape Coral/Ft, Myers or the surrounding areas (Sarasota-Marco Island) that would be glad to help anyone.

Tim, just come over the east coast and hang with Schulte, myself and about 500 other cool boater/members. You can checkout the west coast when they have the fun/poker runs.

Maybe for a week twice a year,, but if you want year round good boating come check out the Gulf Coast.

Cool!

Still waiting for an invitation from Kevin. If I don't get one soon I'm just gonna show up... He's goona wake one morning and see a Rough Rider tied up at his dock :)

I'm heading up to see his progress next week. I will walk his dock and show the builder where to add your lift. :-)

lol Right on!!! Good lookin' out!!! :)

Congrats.....It was one year in July we bought in the Cape.....we don't live their full time, but are their about every month for a couple of weeks.

Seems like the smart thing to do.

Watch out Randy isnt that smart. lol

Congrats Jim
Living the dream!
We just spent a week in the pan handle.
We took the 28 and just did what ever we wanted.
Boated all over from Pensacola to St. Joe covered over 450 miles in the boat
Loved it , will be checking out other parts of Florida to find our spot to move to someday!
Hope to see you at LOTO sometime.
Grant

I don't know Randy that well.............................yet.

We have Family in that area, love it and tons to do for sure.

It just wasn't warm enough in jan-mar for us, when it's time, you'll Florida has lots to offer.

It must have been fun bring the boat down and giving the Gulf a whirl, if you guys ever want to come check out this area just give me a shout, you're welcome.

Glad you had a good time, see back at LOTO soon.

We had the Yukon all packed last evening and was heading to KY to pick up the Advantage then on to Cape Coral early Sunday to make the FMO season opener next weekend. Stopped at the bank a mile from our house to grab some cash and while just sitting there waiting to pull out to begin our trip south some idiot decides that he can run 50 mph in the turn lane in the heart of rush hour traffic just as some lady decides that she can cross four lanes of congestion. Mr. 50 MPH tags the woman then veers off like a cue ball straight into our left front tire and qtr panel.

Looks like we'll be heading your way next weekend instead. Now we'll both have something to remember this day by :)

Happy Anniversary Joey. I think you made a good choice.

Watch out he likes to pour beers on people.

Bummer, that sucks, hope to see you down here soon, be safe.

What, waste good beer, never.

Hey Bobby......see you in Key West?? Keep your feet dry.

Be careful I might take you up on that!

I was serious, if you guys want to get the flavor I would suggest coming down and coming on one of the FMO runs with us, that will give you a great idea of what Florida boating is.