Stan:      Caladesi is located immediately north of Clearwater Beach.  The beach is still great for shellers, especially near the northern end.  Dockage is $1/ft at a slip, $2/ft on a t-dock; 30 amp elec. and water included.  24/7 bathrooms on shore, and a snack bar.  Florida senior citizens (65+) pay half.  Limit is 14 days, but you can contact them and offer to be a volunteer: free dockage in exchange for 20 hr/wk easy labor.  For example we met someone who's job was to pick up any trash (rare) on the beach.  She would carry two bags; one for trash, one for shells.    There are signs that say "watch out for rattlesnakes" but we haven't seen any.  We have seen lots of armadillos, some raccoons, numerous types of birds, gopher tortoises, and very few people.    The channel is shallow in places, but marked and doable for our 4'6" draft.    A great place to visit.  Chosen twice by "Dr. Beach" as the best beach in the country.   Wade Ehlen MT 36 Shady Lady New Bern NC --- On Wed, 11/28/12, Stan Reynolds <sreynolds@rprvlaw.com> wrote: From: Stan Reynolds <sreynolds@rprvlaw.com> Subject: Re: GL: Wright's Free dock To: "Wade Ehlen" <wehlen@yahoo.com> Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 8:08 PM #yiv565899189 body {word-wrap:break-word;background-color:#ffffff;} How is Caladesi? We have not been there in 4 yrs?  Is there a time limit? Stan Reynolds.   Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID -----Original message----- From: Wade Ehlen <wehlen@yahoo.com> To: "great-loop@lists.trawlering.com" <great-loop@lists.trawlering.com> Sent: Wed, Nov 28, 2012 16:39:55 CST Subject: Re: GL: Wright's Free dock We stayed at Jeff and Suzanne Wright's dock a week ago.  They're a very nice and friendly couple who are happy to share their dock.  It's very close to John's Pass going in/out to the Gulf. Their boat is in the Chesapeake Bay area.  Jeff's favorite wine, btw, is merlot.   Wade Ehlen MT36 Shady Lady New Bern NC Docked at Caladesi State Park, FL --- On Sat, 11/10/12, Ralph Yost <ralph@alphacompservices.com> wrote: From: Ralph Yost <ralph@alphacompservices.com> Subject: GL: Wright's Free dock To: great-loop@lists.trawlering.com Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012, 6:36 PM Why anchor when you can have a FREE dock with power and water. And the hosts are fabulous people ! Jeff and Suzanne Wright advertised their FREE dock on Active Captain, It is near MM 120 on the ICW. Read the specifics on Active Captain. You HAVE TO CALL FIRST to get permission. We came across the Gulf from Carrabelle today and called as we approached Clearwater. The dock was available and they welcomed us. We met them when we arrived and they are really nice folks. The dock is a 45x18 dock, 30amp power and water right there. The canal they are on is huge. Lots of turning room ! They asked me to write this up for them because they were disappointed that more boaters were not coming ! R. _______________________________________________ http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com _______________________________________________ http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com