I have'nt heard from Wes either, but with the current political climate, he is probably holding the lid on things. My last e-mail with him concerned Mel Sembler taking personal ownership of an Eckerd Drugs in mid St. Pete.
I myself am very concerned about some environmental things going on around the Cross Bayou Canal and some kind of future development along the Seminole/Pinellas Park border. Canoe and Kayak access to this body of water is getting harder and harder to find. I intend to put in at Bay Pines with a full days supply of water and a disposable water proof camera, and just traverse the waterway and see what the hell the deal is. All along the sides of this canal are No Trespassing signs that were not there just 4 or 5 years ago. Most of them are signed by the Board of County Commissioners.
My biggest concern is that right about at the halfway point on this waterway that is struggling to support fish and wildlife is none other than Catalina Yacht, a division of Morgan Yacht Holdings. That ice-water blue eyed bitch Laura Morgan probably still has her fingers in the pie and I would not doubt if they are polluting the shit out of the Bayou right now. I'll make another post after my Kayak trip.