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One of the things I wanted to do while in Florida was take an airboat tour (see photo above) in the Everglades, like you see in the pan shot at the beginning of the TV show CSI Miami…and hopefully see alligators. I had seen impressive crocodiles (which I was told could reach lengths of 23 […]
Posted at: September 9th, 2008 - 5:51 am - Number of Comments » 0
Since arriving home after my recent Florida vacation, I’ve talked a lot about sharks. That’s because I was surprised I encountered any! —Never in a million years would I have thought it would be a possibility…for me to snorkel over one AND, on a separate occasion, have my children see, not one, but, TWO in […]
Posted at: September 4th, 2008 - 6:07 am - Number of Comments » 0
This is amazing…an interesting day at the Florida beach… My two children and hubby were jumping in wave after wave in the Gulf of Mexico near Naples. Before joining them in the water, my attention was riveted on the medical personnel who had arrived at the beach to tend to an injured […]
Posted at: August 30th, 2008 - 7:25 am - Number of Comments » 0
Imagine blissfully snorkeling in the calm, clear waters off Florida’s Key West…soaking up the sight of colorful fish and amazing coral formations…and suddenly encountering a shark. Yes, to my left (and perhaps ten feet below me—I found it hard to judge distance) a shark was lazily making its way from behind some coral that […]
Posted at: August 28th, 2008 - 6:38 am - Number of Comments » 0
Take the plunge…immerse yourself in one of my vacation days in Florida (pre-hurricane): It’s a gorgeous 90-degree Fahrenheit plus humidity day in the 120-mile Florida Keys 200-island chain. Five miles offshore from Key West (the southernmost point in the United States), the lime-green water over the coral reef is clear, calm and shallow—ideal for […]
Posted at: August 27th, 2008 - 7:01 am - Number of Comments » 0
My family and I were recently vacationing in the state of Florida when Tropical Storm Fay approached and hit (and stuck around for a week). I watched as precautionary measures for the safety of the public were being made—city workers sucking out debris from storm drains to minimize the expected flooding. But sadly, the deaths […]
Posted at: August 26th, 2008 - 6:51 am - Number of Comments » 0