So does anyone have an idea of why our ancestors sailed around Fl to get to Pensacola? Is it easy or hard to sail around the tip of FL? Is it easy or hard to travel by land like they did every where else in this country? I don't mean through the Everglades, but as I recall it only is a few hours by car, it can't be that far. By the way, for fun yesterday I went on a horse drawn buggy ride, and are they slow! Today we would call it leisurely, of course, but it gave me a glimpse of what transportation was like in the old days! Sandra