Aboard the “Phoenix” about a mile offshore Destin Sunday, Governor Charlie Crist (I-FL) tried his hand at fishing and admired the weather.
“The weather’s gorgeous. There’s not any oil on the beaches at all,” remarked Crist.
Tourism leaders and fishermen say they’re battling negative press, as some are canceling trips to our area.
“The national perception is the beaches are being inundated with oil and tar balls,” said Craig Barker, president of Okaloosa County’s League of Cities and former Destin mayor. “That’s simply not true.”
Barker says some hotels have updated policies to guarantee refunds if oil washes ashore.
Anglers also expressed their frustrations Sunday, saying their industry’s already battered by strict regulations.
“Be reassured,” Crist told them on the crowded back porch of Destin restaurant “Lucky Snapper.”
Let us pray the oil stays away,,