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Originally Posted by ginnie
I wish you could come visit me. The Sea, the Gulf of Mexico is at my back door. if I could transport you here I would.
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If only! Would love it!!!!
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I have trouble walking, so when I do go, I take a pain pill to be able to go the 127 steps to the beach. Uneven sand plays heck with my ankles.
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I am sorry about your ankle pain, Ginnie.
I remember those uneven sands... I love them!
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Certain times of the year, it gets that Caribbean Aqua blue. It almost hurts your eyes it is so beautiful.
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Yep, I know the kind. I grew up in the Caribbean, so I'm spoiled rotten when it comes to sea water and beaches, even though I appreciate the seaside just about anywhere. I haven't been to beaches on the Gulf Coast but some photos some look similar to Caribbean locations. The brilliant turquoise and aquamarine is something else, isn't it!
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Our city fathers made a big mistake, they advertised this place. Now it is nothing like it was 20 years ago.
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I hear you. That happened to the place I grew up too. I had some friends visit there decades after I'd been gone. They talked about diving with dolphins for $100 or more... like 10 mins worth. They were all excited about how "realistic" and beautiful the underwater environment was. Iy made me sick to the stomach.
When I lived there, there were already major hotels, but they didn't have all the super-artificial crud they started adding. There was a (man-made) channel, and dolphins would come through to visit. (also turtles, rays, etc). There was a walkway from which one could watch them play, or even reach out to them, they were friendly.
But they could leave whenever they felt like.
As for "realistic" underwater places... Who wants realISTIC when you've got REAL. But they dug out the island to put in fake stuff
for which they could sell tickets. The natural reefs were everywhere and splendid. All you had to do is swim out a little way to see that REAL beauty. Easily accessible, waters shallow enough for snorkeling, diving equip not necessary. And cost maybe $15 to get somebody with a lil boat to take you if you weren't at a shore that had a reef close by. Friend of mine had a house on the water... could swim out to the reef from there easy.
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it is sad to see it go from a quaint place to a tourist destination that is in the top 10 in the world. According to some papers, it is #3 in back of Paris, and Hawaii.
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Yes, it is sad. I don't know the ranking of where I lived, but it is up there. I understand.
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There are good parts Waves, but as a whole way too expensive now for me to hold out here. Soon I will move inland to where I can afford the ever increasing taxes.
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I am sorry about this Ginnie.
Let's just try to hang in there, and say a prayer for these special places that the big industries are hacking up with their "investments", Ginnie.
Thanks so much for your other post as well. I am happy to say I am doing fine today. I was overwrought after immersing myself in the swimming issues for too long. I am glad I found the explanation, too.
Take care
waves