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  • Have A Great Time And Help Sick Turtles By Visiting The Turtle Hospital in Marathon

    Posted on February 10, 2017February 12, 2017

    Having walked and driven past it many times, I have to say to my great shame: I had never visited the Turtle Hospital in Marathon until last weekend. I am not sure why, but one reason might be that whenever we are in the Keys, we always get drawn to water. Kayaking, snorkeling, swimming and […]

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  • Blown Away By The Blowing Rocks Preserve In Jupiter

    Posted on October 11, 2016October 11, 2016

    Another weekend and again, the perennial question came up: what shall we do today? It was a little windy and the tides seemed just right (an afternoon high tide) to head over to Blowing Rocks Preserve in Jupiter, famous for its outcrop of rocky Anastasia Limestone, which is the biggest outcrop of its kind on the […]

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  • Charming Stuart And Gilbert’s Bar House Of Refuge

    Posted on August 11, 2016

    If the word ‘bar’ within the name of a historic site gets you all excited, I hear you. However, I have to disappoint. Gilbert’s Bar House Of Refuge has no bar. I  guessed that on arrival, but there is always that faint glimmer of hope, which was promptly extinguished by the nice man greeting us at the gift […]

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  • A Quick Escape From City Life – Kayaking In John D MacArthur Beach State Park

    Posted on July 19, 2016July 21, 2016

    Always looking for new things to do that afford a quick escape from city life, we stumbled across the only State Park in Palm Beach County. And it doesn’t disappoint. Once you get there, you are greeted by a lush canopy on the way to the car park, and this is only the beginning. It feels […]

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  • Hike The Swamp Without Getting Wet At Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary!

    Posted on February 12, 2016April 3, 2016

    Are you like me and like to stay dry yet still experience the swamp flora and fauna of the Everglades? Well, I have something for you: the wonderful Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in the western Everglades is just the ticket! Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary – How To Get There Located about 30 minutes east of Naples, the […]

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  • 3 Must-Hike Trails In South Florida

    Posted on January 30, 2016April 3, 2016

    It’s winter in Florida and while the rest of the country moans and groans we breathe a huge sigh of relief. Aaaah – the temperatures finally fall below 75 degrees and at last it is possible to make two worlds come together: hiking and South Florida. So, where can you go hiking in a place that is […]

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  • Hiking Myakka River State Park’s Wilderness Preserve And Exploring Nearby Sarasota

    Posted on January 7, 2016April 3, 2016

    After canoeing to the Myakka River Deep Hole last year, where hundreds of Alligators congregate, the decision was made to return for more exploration of Myakka River State Park! This time we were hoping to expend a little less energy and hike the 2.2 miles to the lower lake in Myakka’s State Park Wilderness Preserve. The […]

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  • Amazing Weeki Wachee Springs – Visit The Deepest Known Fresh Water Cave System In The United States!

    Posted on December 24, 2015April 3, 2016

    If all you know about Weeki Wachee are the famous mermaid shows, which are in fact historic and have been taking place since 1947, then let me take you on a little excursion to this truly magnificent and magical, as well as breathtakingly beautiful spring system and river. I will throw in a little history […]

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