This is for NSS Convention attendees only. If I go to Florida, I was hoping to do some swimming and tubing, most likely at the Ichetucknee River.
http://www.ichetucknee.org/springs.html Is there a better place near the convention to go tubing? Is anybody else going to the Ichetucknee to do the same? Or would I be better off to save my money and go tubing on the Rio Frio, or Guadalupe or San Marcos or some other Texas river? On a related note, I have mentioned this prior to past conventions, but how do you justify going to the convention if you have to take off work without pay, or spend a lot of money to go? I know most people only attend the conventions that are in their region, or they are retired or they are very lucky and have a caving-friendly job that encourages or lets them go without missing pay. Every time, I sit down and think seriously about going, I see the $ sign and think about how much fun that would buy me in San Luis Potosi. I presume there are a lot of cavers out there that have just 1 week of vacation per year, so they can't attend the convention. But I had a ton of fun at the Indiana convention, and the Maine convention was one of my best vacations ever, followed by the Bellingham convention. And the West Virginia convention was a great place to go caving. And the Texas and Michigan conventions were also fun. And California had a lot of scenery. So how can I skip Florida? I told my wife I was going, and she said "Not till you pay the house note" and then she went on a rampage about all the other bills piling up. What a party pooper!! David Locklear
