Yes, I know there's a difference between the gulf and an ocean...if you say so. Any large body of water that is stocked full of critters than can devour you...ocean.

Old professor friend and his wife who is also a friend, The Woman and I went to Port Aransas a few years back. I gave them unmerciful amounts of grief about me...Bubba...and how Bubba don't do ocean cause there's chit in there that can eat you...there's rouge waves...there's rip tides...there's hurricanes...there's no end to the nasty chit that will kill you...Bubba don't do ocean. Bubba don't cruise in the ocean...Bubba don't fly over the ocean...Bubba don't do ocean. If you can't get there via solid ground...Bubba aint going.

Prof and I were sitting on the jetty fishing one night...he asked me...Why are you so afraid of the ocean? Fear of the unknown? I looked at him cockeyed and said hell no...fear of the known!

I offer the following link to story as perfect...I mean perfect...example of what I mean. :-))