Hi,

I live in Orlando. The place where you choose to sail when you come down should also determine if you want to make it an easy daytrip to/from Orlando. From Disney, Lakes Harris, Apoka, and Eustis would make it long day. All are pretty far north of Disney. The ramp at Eustis is very steep and you might have trouble re-loading the boat there. Harris has lotsa gators. Apopka is one of the most polluted lakes in the state.

I think the absolute best place with facilities and easy access is to and from D-World is "...Kelley Park on the Banana River just south of SR 520 and the Indian River (Intercoastal Waterway) from Pineda Causeway.

I live on the south end of town and it's very easy to jump onto toll road State Road 528 (the "Bee Line" as it is known locally) and head east. It will take you about an hour and a half to get there. It's a *great* little park and the river is wide and deep with little current. Actually, the "river" is one huge long lagoon.

My vote, hands down, would be Kelley Park. Let me know if you need a map or a chart and I'll fax one to you.

Dean in Orlando