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[COLOR=DarkRed]Unfortunately really cloudy up here. Thanks for the heads up though.[/COLOR]

Unfortunately really cloudy up here. Thanks for the heads up though.

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yeah, you guys are getting our rain - send some of that back down here

anyway - it was cool and ok, but slow action and very high thin clouds

and the brighest moon I ever did see! Persieds were much better

I'll give the whole thing a 3 out of 10, mainly for boredom/moonblinding issues, but I'm glad I went anyway

don't you know it would have been beautiful at the beach with the waves and the water and the moon and the booze and the breeze and the lounge chairs and the zzzzzzzzz (snore!) between 'falling stars'

and when you get back in its chocolate croissants and lava hot kona coffee!

YUMMY!

yeah, you guys are getting our rain - send some of that back down here 
 
anyway - it was cool and ok, but slow action and very high thin clouds 
 
and the brighest moon I ever did see! Persieds were much better 
 
I&#039;ll give the whole thing a 3 out of 10, mainly for boredom/moonblinding issues, but I&#039;m glad I went anyway 
 
don&#039;t you know it would have been beautiful at the beach with the waves and the water and the moon and the booze and the breeze and the lounge chairs and the zzzzzzzzz (snore!) between &#039;falling stars&#039; 
 
and when you get back in its chocolate croissants and lava hot kona coffee! 
 
YUMMY!

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You forgot about Red Tide!  It seems better here this morning, but I haven't been down to the beach yet!

You forgot about Red Tide!  It seems better here this morning, but I haven&#039;t been down to the beach yet!

[QUOTE=Sueshore]You forgot about Red Tide!  It seems better here this morning, but I haven't been down to the beach yet![/QUOTE]

no red tide up here (see rant in other thread). this weekend's run to the beach may be a hour or so longer to avoid the RT. you be careful! and I bet molly feels it too.

I had the waves and the moon on the deck and then the chocolate crossants and kona coffee afterward anyway.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Sueshore">You forgot about Red Tide! It seems better here this morning, but I haven&#039;t been down to the beach yet!</blockquote> 
no red tide up here (see rant in other thread). this weekend&#039;s run to the beach may be a hour or so longer to avoid the RT. you be careful! and I bet molly feels it too. 
 
I had the waves and the moon on the deck and then the chocolate crossants and kona coffee afterward anyway.

[QUOTE=aquaticbiology]no red tide up here (see rant in other thread). this weekend's run to the beach may be a hour or so longer to avoid the RT. you be careful! and I bet molly feels it too.

I had the waves and the moon on the deck and then the chocolate crossants and kona coffee afterward anyway.[/QUOTE]

That sounds yummy, yummy, in your tummy!!!

Poor Molly was sneezing like crazy!  We made a wild dash back to safety...air conditioning!!!  She does not understand why outside time is so limited right now!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="aquaticbiology">no red tide up here (see rant in other thread). this weekend&#039;s run to the beach may be a hour or so longer to avoid the RT. you be careful! and I bet molly feels it too. 
 
I had the waves and the moon on the deck and then the chocolate crossants and kona coffee afterward anyway.</blockquote> 
That sounds yummy, yummy, in your tummy!!! 
 
Poor Molly was sneezing like crazy! We made a wild dash back to safety...air conditioning!!! She does not understand why outside time is so limited right now!

[COLOR=DarkRed]SS, I thought the RT was gone?[/COLOR]

SS, I thought the RT was gone?

[QUOTE=Ocean Lover][COLOR=DarkRed]SS, I thought the RT was gone?[/COLOR][/QUOTE]

IT'S BAAAACK!  It may be Wilma kicking up the gulf and sending it back in.  I had the vapors all yesterday afternoon and a little this morning.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Ocean Lover">SS, I thought the RT was gone?</blockquote> 
IT&#039;S BAAAACK! It may be Wilma kicking up the gulf and sending it back in. I had the vapors all yesterday afternoon and a little this morning.

[url]http://research.myfwc.com/features/view_article.asp?id=12628[/url]

RED TIDE CURRENT STATUS REPORT (October 14)

Present Status:   A Florida red tide continues in northwest Florida. Distribution of Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, remains patchy in bay areas from Escambia County to Wakulla County. Up to high concentrations of K. brevis were found in St. Andrew Bay (Bay County), and up to medium concentrations were found in Choctawhatchee Bay (Okaloosa County) and St. Andrew Sound (Franklin County). Above-backgrounds concentrations of K. brevis were also found this week south of Cedar Key in Levy County. Fish kills were reported from Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Franklin, and Taylor counties. Commercial shellfish harvesting continues to be affected. Check with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Aquaculture for the most up-to-date information regarding shellfish area closures.

<a href="http://research.myfwc.com/features/view_article.asp?id=12628" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://research.myfwc.com/features/view_article.asp?id=12628</a> 
 
RED TIDE CURRENT STATUS REPORT (October 14) 
 
Present Status: A Florida red tide continues in northwest Florida. Distribution of Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, remains patchy in bay areas from Escambia County to Wakulla County. Up to high concentrations of K. brevis were found in St. Andrew Bay (Bay County), and up to medium concentrations were found in Choctawhatchee Bay (Okaloosa County) and St. Andrew Sound (Franklin County). Above-backgrounds concentrations of K. brevis were also found this week south of Cedar Key in Levy County. Fish kills were reported from Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Franklin, and Taylor counties. Commercial shellfish harvesting continues to be affected. Check with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Aquaculture for the most up-to-date information regarding shellfish area closures.

looks like this weekend we're going to indian pass or ochlochonee - depends on the wind, ochlochonee bay can be rough on a calm day to to the orientation of the bay to east wind - indian pass is great but a different fishing world altogether

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looks like this weekend we&#039;re going to indian pass or ochlochonee - depends on the wind, ochlochonee bay can be rough on a calm day to to the orientation of the bay to east wind - indian pass is great but a different fishing world altogether 
 
<img src="http://www.greatrentals.com/FL/8472/11289-bcht.jpg" alt="" />

just got a call that the orionids meteor shower is tonite!

1-5 am tonite, approx. 20 'shooting stars' per hour, unfortunately the moon will be out too, so you'll have to block it out

be there or be square

just got a call that the orionids meteor shower is tonite! 
 
1-5 am tonite, approx. 20 &#039;shooting stars&#039; per hour, unfortunately the moon will be out too, so you&#039;ll have to block it out 
 
be there or be square

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