Driving to the Keys? Wake Up Call; So Far, So almost Good, Just Wait Until Full Opening of Cuba!

APtravelnews-Key West, -FL .-3/20/15-“Bob and Barb On The Road Again”-After having lived in the Florida Keys for more than 30-years and remembering the times when getting on the one-lane section of the US-1 Overseas Hwy was “a breeze in the Keys”, we are now wondering if getting on the highway will still remain a “breeze”, or turn into a hurricane now that Cuba is opening up to tourism. This post is not a rant about Cuba, (actually, we can’t wait to take the ferry, we love great Cuban food, true Cuban locals to talk to, and sport fishing-no politics!) just about plain common sense re-evaluating how in the world a one lane road to Key West from the southern most part of Key Largo, 190-miles on a single lane each way, is still going to work now?

If the Federal Government expects everyone from now on, that hopes to get to Key West for business or pleasure, driving 50-miles per hour over 43-bridges (yeah, I counted them for my book “43-Bridges to The Florida Keys”} will not be doing 20-miles per hour! What I see and I am the first to write about this, the Overseas Highway will need to be widened to two lanes running both ways into and out of the Keys. I’ll leave this to my readers about costs, safety as in how to get out of Keys in a hurricane or other natural and unnatural disaster. All the way around, the costs are humongous, to say the least! No problem, the way this gov is spending, they’ll print some more! Regardless, once work begins on the highway, you might as well stay home. As it is the Keys is getting over done in so many ways. Used to be able to buy a home there, now better be a millionaire, never got really ripped at motels and marinas for anything, fishing captain, hotel, motel, (restaurants are still somewhat reasonable and great for seafoods) the diving is still good, but no need to go past Key Largo, the best buys for tourists in the keys is Key Largo only an hour from Miami!

Worked my butt off on this book! A difficult one to write as all I could do was scratch the surface on the topic! But, it was fun to-learned much during research learning!

Los Cayos=(Those Bones) as the Spansih called the Keys Hundreds of years ago! — Los Cayos=(Those Bones) as the Spanish called the Keys Hundreds of years ago!

Tervis Tumblers, Fishouflage Insulated Make Great Gifts To Yourself and Friends

**See the Redfish tail? Fishouflage Tervis Tumbler offers 4 different fresh and a saltwater fish to!**

APtravelnews-December 10th, Port St Lucie, FL. Bob & Barb (we like these a lot)—-Camouflage-Yep! But for Tervis Tumblers its “Fishouflage” in and on their insulated tumbler glasses. Very neat item for gift giving too! What we like first of all is; the Tervis brand means insulated. We like our drinks cold when we want them cold and hot when we want them hot! The insulated tumblers help a lot in this regard. Now with a line of sportsmen and women friendly tumblers called “Fishouflage” they have sent a message that fishermen already know well-fish do camouflage themselves in and under the cover of trees and brush, weed and rock. The graphics show this wonderfully. You have to look a bit under the covers so to speak to see the Redfish, Bass, Crappie or Walleye hiding out in almost plain sight, yet “Fishouflaged” on a 16 ounce, Tervis Tumbler! Go Tervis on the internet and check out this fine companies offerings!

Bass, Crappie, Walleye and a Redfish are depicted in these new Tervis Tumblers. — **Bass, Crappie, Walleye and a Redfish are depicted in these new Tervis Tumblers show atop of my Coleman Portable Grill**!

Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Tips for April From My Friend Larry Whiteley

Nothing tastes better than a wild turkey! They prove that what they eat is how they taste. Wild eats fresh, real and wild. Store bought frozen eat grain-think about it!

APtravelnews–March 13,–SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Corporate News release— Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Tips presents free, seasonal how-to advice from Larry Whiteley, host of the award-winning Outdoor World Radio show. Each weekly tip offers practical advice to improve your skills.

Tips offered for April include:

How to Fool a Subordinate Gobbler
Turkey populations are at an all-time high across America. Learn to call a subordinate gobbler and you’ll be ready to bag a bird this spring.

Tips for Introducing Kids to Turkey Hunting
If you’re taking a young person on their first turkey hunt, learn how to properly equip and train them and you will have a hunting partner for life.

Get in the Weeds for Good Fishing
If you want to find fish, find weeds.

Use a Turkey Wing to Call Gobblers In
Bring a turkey wing from a previous successful hunt into the woods with you this turkey season. Natural sounds are hard for gobblers to resist.

Get a Great Replica of Your Trophy Catch
Torn between hanging your next big catch on the wall and releasing it? Make sure you have all the necessities to make a near perfect replica and get the best of both worlds.

See the attached document for all of this month’s tips or visit http://www.basspro.com/ and click on 1Source New & Tips.

Contact: Larry Whiteley at (417) 830-9023

An Alabama Guide shows a nice bass, not a monster, but any bass is a gudin!!!!

Images of The Week! Photos Taken as We “Stop To Smell the Roses.”

A man and his dog sharing an upland game bird hunt!

APtravelnews-Friday 13th, –Port St Lucie, FL-Each week on Friday we like to share a few images we make as we continually “Stop to Smell the Roses.” We hope you enjoy them and look forward to you commenting below!