Ross you are lucky. I wish I could get up there. For a reel in that price range I recommend the Mitchell Nautil 6500Gv pro. It is a bout 135 bucks, water and sand proof. If you make the cape leg Mike sells them, but I would call first to make sure he has some left. It comes with 3 spools, and a bag for the reel, and small zippered bag for the spare spools. The spools are actually cartridges. Here is a link tMitchells site. You can check it out click products, spinning reels , saltwater.
http://www.fishmitchell.com/
Where abouts is Deveraux, and what time would you be getting there? If it worked out I could meet you up there.