The Next Florida CCFan Reunion

Google the Lake Minneola Inn.
It is located west of Orlando
in Minneola, Fl. Not far from the
mouse house either. Not as quaint
as Mt Dora but less expensive.
It sits on a chain of lakes that have
sandy areas to beach which many
of you seem to ask about.Plenty
of restaurants and if your
really bent on shopping Mt
Dora is about a 30 min drive
by car.

You guys better be coming.

john

Hey Mojo...didn't get the mail...not getting any thru the site again. Will send you one thru your profile and maybe you get send me a return.

john

Hey Adam, I have never been on that lake but it looks really nice. I see you are in Jax we could make a day trip down to check it out. I can't put my boat in the river here anyway it's still flooded from FAY. Just let me know.

Count me in also, I live just a short drive from Lake Cresent and will gladly take some pics if that would help.

I'm still interested.   Count me in.

I too would love to be able to attend- just reading about the great time and fellowship at the GL reunions has my interest. I too would plan to bring one of my CC's (depending how the old girl is running)

reidp wrote: I'm torn and indifferent as to the fall 08 or spring 09 issue. I can see a good time in the fall, as the northern boys may be seeking some relief by early November and needing a fix. But would any of these guys be able to get their boats out or even think about that and hauling in potentially bad weather, or just plan to drive or fly in. Or would the spring be better when everyone might be looking for a getaway and an early splash. How many snowbirds however, even then would actually think of hauling that far vs flying or driving boatless and then hoping in one of the other members' boats? Thinking more here right now, 2008 already seems to be filling up as Mojo mentioned above, and with two other reunions on the books already, Spring Bash 09 might be the best bet. This would give us all the most time to plan and clear schedules. But this is the Mark-Eddie-Jbear Affair, so I'll roll with whatever they think will work best.

I'm bumping this just to see if this party is still in the minds of our Southerns buddies to put together next Spring. It may be to early to still plan this out, but hell, summer is just about over up hear and the winterization, boat storage planning would go easier knowing we might have to get to the boats with snow still on the ground....

Look forward to hearing of the possibilities..

Moj'

JBear! Good to hear from ya! I thought we had lost you!

Central FL Info:

March
Average High Temperature: 77ºF
Days about 90ºF: 0
Average Low Temperature: 56ºF
Days with Lows below Freezing: 4
Average Rainfall Amount: 3.4"
Days With Rain: 7
Days with Thunderstorms: 3
Days with Fog: 15

April
Average High Temperature: 82ºF
Days about 90ºF: 2
Average Low Temperature: 60ºF
Days with Lows below Freezing: 0
Average Rainfall Amount: 2.0"
Days With Rain: 5
Days with Thunderstorms: 3
Days with Fog: 12


Auburn, AL averages (near Lake Martin)
Average Max. Temperature (F) Average Min.
Feb      60.8                    38.0
Mar      67.1                    43.6
Apr      76.0                    51.6
May      84.1                    59.3


I was checking out Lake Martin and it looks like a sweet lake. Lots of coves and bays, kind of like Dale Hollow. The only downfall is that we were trying to have a early spring reunion. We would have to wait until about May up there for the temps we can get in March down here. The problem with waiting until April is, depending on the weather of course, that a lot of the die hards will have their boats in the water already up north. ( I seem to remember hearing about people going on ice breaking missions ). We wanted to give a mid winter break to the guys up north and a chance to get a weekend "fix". I also understand what you say about the weather being inconsistent, but I like the chances based on historical highs and lows

My timing is horrible. I live down in Orlando right now going to Marine Mechanics Institute and will be moving back to Mass in November, which means of course I'll miss the North East reunion, and won't be around central FL in the spring so I won't be at that reunion, and I wont be able to go to GL because I will be in peak season of working on boats. Hopefully I will be able to attend the NE next year.

Only thing we have to think about is the temp. Three hours north of the FL line is about 5 hours north of Orlando/Central FL. We are thinking about having this around Feb/March time frame, so what kind of temps could we expect there at that time?

Thanks for the info, Bill.

I am still looking into Crescent Lake in Central Florida. It is not far from Lake George. There is a creek that conects Crescent to the St. Johns River and from there to about anywhere in FL, but the creek itself is pretty long (15 miles) and I do not know what, if any, places there are to stop along it. I still plan on going to check it out maybe this weekend. If anyone else is interested in meeting there, it is always better to have another set of eyes and opinions. Give me a call if interested, 517-410-3254

Adam

Good questions, Steve. I hope someone closer to that area can help us out with the answers. I have never been to that lake, but may be making a trip soon to check it out!

Suprisingly, this is one of the few campgrounds around the area that has both tent and RV/cabins and is on a lake.

If you guys post any questions that need answers, I will be more than happy to give them a call and ask. They were very nice and helpful in the email. I am sure that some of the organizers and attendees of GL and NE reunions will think of things I have not.

This looks like it would meet the needs that I experienced in GL.
And maybe a bit warmer