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Old 11-03-2015, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Shimpy View Post
Nope, nor are there any coconut palms. We are too far north here and you'd have to go to south Florida to see them. Most people, when they think of Florida, think of the post cards that show the coconut palms on the beach. There is a big difference in climate between north central Florida and south of Okeechobee. The warm Golf Stream comes within a few miles of the coast in south Florida then turns back out to sea and this effects the climate greatly.
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