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The Hollywood Bonus Plan
A major event can serve as the cornerstone for a great getaway, and when it's combined with Hollywood Beach's multitude of activities, you've got the makings of a memorable Florida vacation. Pack extra batteries for the camera!
Tags: Hollywood, beaches, cruises, music, events, parks, biking, sports, Miami, Green_Travel,
Sealife Cruises
Dolphins are very curious and seem to enjoy being around humans. A mother and her three baby dolphins swam near the boat—close enough for a few photos.
Tags: sealife, manatees, dolphins, cruises, Madeira_Beach, sightseeing,
Sumptuous Solaris
The Solaris is a wonderful experience – the food is excellent, the entertainment first class and the yacht itself a beauty. But it’s the people behind the Solaris who truly make this dinner cruise exceptional.
Tags: cruises, boating, dining, Destin,
Florida Boat Tours and Cruises
Cruise to the barrier islands, accessible only by boat, to watch dolphins in the wild or collect seashells on Cayo Costa’s seashore.
Tags: cruises, boating, tours, St_Augustine, Destin, Clearwater, Madeira_Beach, St_Petersburg, Naples, Captiva_Island, Miami, Key_West, Clearwater_Beach,
Five Ways to Live it Up in Fort Myers
Enjoy an intimate, moonlit dinner on the beach, a couples massage and a bottle of Dom Perignon, all part of the Sensual Sanibel Sunset package.
Tags: Sanibel_Island, resorts, luxury, cruises, spas, Fort_Myers,
Springs Eternal
During dusk, the landscape is shrouded in mystery. What you no longer see clearly, you hear: the shrieks of great horned owlets calling for food, the splashes of jumping mullet, the bellowing of alligators echoing across the water.
Tags: High_Springs, Ocala, Wakulla_Springs, parks, cruises, romance, outdoors_and_nature, Homosassa, sealife, manatees, water_sports, diving, springs,
Starry Eyes, Starry Nights
Nate and I saw Mars and the Orion Nebula, a fuzzy cluster of newly forming stars.
Tags: Bradenton, Cedar_Key, Cocoa, Cocoa_Beach, Gainesville, High_Springs, Nokomis, Steinhatchee, Venice, romance, resorts, cruises, dining,
Captain's Log: Sailing the Florida Keys
From our aft deck we could watch the take-offs and landings of huge flocks of terns, gulls and herons. We grilled up some chicken we'd been marinating.
Tags: Key_West, Marathon, Miami, boating, parks, cruises, Florida_Keys, sailing,
A Shore (or Off-Shore) Thing in Palm Coast
Remote golden-sand beaches and pristine nature preserves dot the shore. Myriad wildlife, from songbirds and shorebirds flying overhead to sea turtles, dolphins and manatees swimming just off the bow, will be your only companions.
Tags: Daytona_Beach, Flagler_Beach, Palm_Coast, Ponte_Vedra_Beach, boating, beaches, water_sports, spas, shopping, cruises, resorts, St_Augustine,
Four If By Sea
By sunset we were dining on gourmet seafood dinners to the tune of live tropical music, the magnificent homes illuminated like Christmas trees beneath a Cheshire moon. The perfect ending to a week of saltwater voyages.
Tags: Clearwater, Egmont_Key, St_Pete_Beach, Tampa, boating, kayaking, cruises,
Carefree Cruising
Adults can escape to the top deck to mingle, spot dolphins and check the progress of the 125 passenger, engine-powered boat.
Tags: Clearwater, Clearwater_Beach, St_Pete_Beach, Tampa, beaches, cruises, tours, boating, St_Petersburg, fishing,
Cruising Around Charlotte Harbor
Using live bait, we released one snook after the other for a solid hour before the fish wised up. What an awesome time we had.
Tags: Charlotte_Harbor, Port_Charlotte, Punta_Gorda, kayaking, wildlife, tours, cruises, parks, outdoors_and_nature,
Just Add Water
Drive the wildlife trail and main road across estuary, scrub, and pine flatwoods to the Manatee Observation Deck, where the docile, blimpy marine mammals gather.
Tags: Cape_Canaveral, Cocoa, Cocoa_Beach, Merritt_Island, surfing, outdoors_and_nature, cruises,
Panama City and Panama City Beach
Cast away, if only for a day, on Shell Island, off the mainland of St. Andrews State Park. With seven-and-a-half miles of undeveloped coastline, this barrier island offers the best shelling this side of Sanibel Island.
Tags: Panama_City_Beach, beaches, museums, driving_tours, parks, cruises, shelling, Tours_on_a_Tankful,
Seven Florida Water Habits to Improve Your Life
Either way, the intensely intricate and diverse ecology and thousands of isolated islands make for some of the most remarkable kayaking in Florida.
Tags: Cocoa_Beach, Fort_Lauderdale, Key_West, Ocala, Punta_Gorda, boating, cruises, kayaking, Everglades_National_Park, sailing, Destin, St_Petersburg,
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