On 2010-10-24 21:53:46 -0400, Wayne Knight said:

On Oct 24, 5:30*pm, D. LaCourse wrote:


Any thoughts, RW, roff?


In 1999 I visited Cuba with government permission. I was accompanying
a fishing writer friend who was doing an article on Bass fishing on
the Island. Since Journalists or published authors are allowed in, I
got to go along as his "assistant".

It was pretty cool, as a boy in the 60's my father was stationed at
Gitmo but we obviously never got to go outside the fence line. It was
like going back in time in many respects and if they ever lift the
travel restrictions, the BASS boys are going to have a heyday.

Which speaking of Gitmo, can't you as a retired CPO get permission to
visit there? I seem to recall one of the TV dudes doing a show on
sal****er fly fishing from Gitmo and it looked pretty interesting.
Nothing personal but you don't strike me as the kind of guy that would
visit Cuba given the current set of laws, even if you can get in from
Mexico without your passport getting stamped.

Being retired has many travel bennies - space available on overseas
flights, as well as transit by warship. However, I doubt I could get
into Gitmo right now. I think it is pretty restrictive.

The outfitter I was talking to says that about 40% of his clients are
U.S. citizens.

Wayne, I'm the kind of guy that would go *anywhere* to fish. And have. d;o)

Thanks for your input.

Dave