Quote Originally Posted by yobuck View Post
Well i remember your situation with the passing of your wife.
I can relate to that as i lost mine 11 years ago when she fell from a 2 step kitchen stool and fractured her scull on the hard tile floor.
I had to sell the house as i couldnt walk over that spot anymore.
We were living in the Keys and i was working my dream job of half day charters with my boat on an a part time basis for Hawks Cay resort.
So i had to give that up when i moved. I have since been pretty much forced to give up on the salt, which i really prefer, due to my present condition. I will be 85 in a couple more weeks.
But i really enjoy being in the remote areas alone, with only my imaginary friends for company. I always win the arguments that way. Lol
Use google earth to follow the river south from 192. Ive only been as far as Hell n Blazes, and there is considerable skinny water to get that far. Best to keep a push pole on the boat unless you really know the area.
Also google the area north from Stick marsh on the east side of the river.
You can drive back in there on good sand roads from the Stick Marsh parking area on Mondays and Thursdays.
But you cant go all the way to Palm Bay because they have it signed off. But you can go to the right at that point for quite a ways further and find a crude ramp. At the very end of Malabar Rd in Palm Bay, past the high school about a mile, there is a very nice launch area. You would need to create your own map from Google because there arent any others. And you cant get all the way to the south end toward Stick marsh, even with an airboat. Some day take a ride down that way as far as Stick Marsh and check it out. As you drive the 6 miles or so back the sand road to Stick marsh, on the left about 5 miles in you will see them working on the ramp area for the new 10.000 acre lake which is now 10 years old, and scheduled for early summer use.
You can see that on Google also.
Remember, Monday or Thursday for the dirt road tour, and take lunch along with you.

So sorry to here the story of your wife falling and the resulting consequences = that is a terribly sad story......
I seriously doubt I'll be going back down that way (Stick Marsh).
I am still on the verge of thinking of selling my boat = just lost interest of late = thought I'd bounce back
but not yet etc, etc .....