Beautiful Florida

[welle]

If you like snorkeling go to Peanut Island, Florida. Park at Riviera Beach Marina.

Take a ferry with Captain Joe for $10 over to the island. Bring some food and snorkeling gear and lots of sunscreen.

Explore the snorkeling area there around high tide (better visibility-very important to go around high tide).

Stay at the Super 8 Motel 757 US Hwy 1 North Palm Beach, FL 33408. One night with the triple AAA rate for a king size bed costs $68.94 including tax. Breakfast included.

Eat dinner at the "Food Shack"
littlemoirs.com/food-shack/menu/

You won't regret it!

I went snorkeling there for 2 days. Saw a manatee, 3 kinds of angelfish, big snook, a puffer fish, 2 spotted eagle rays, clownfish (many different kinds), swarms of sergeant majors (at times I was surrounded by hundreds of them), blue fish, fish with fluorescent colors, orange and purple fish, big fish, small fish, coral, fish everywhere in all colors!





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[Hedonista]

Any of that close to Miami? I will be there for 3 days in November and was not planning any snorkelling.

[Scrubb]

Those are lovely photos!! Are they yours?

A manatee, too - how lovely. Sounds like a really great spot and a great time!

[welle]

Hedonista, maybe 70-80 miles?

Scrubb, thanks! The pictures are not mine I found them on the internet looking for peanut island photos.

[welle]

Update on Peanut island-apparently Captain Joe right now does not take folks over there for the day right now. You can still go and snorkel.

[welle]

If you're in Tampa:

Look for Lettuce Lake park.

floridahikes.com/lettuce-lake-park

It's $2 per car and features a boardwalk that meanders through wetlands. I just went there with the same friend who introduced me to Peanut island. We saw 3 alligators, 2 huge turtles swimming, many fish, a black crowned night heron, other herons, anhingars (sp?), ibis and what we thought was a wood stork to name just a few birds. We also saw so many amazing plants from cypresses to lilies it's hard to describe.

A great time to go is sunset time. The park was open until 5:30 pm at this time of year so make sure you check the times.

Enjoy!!!

[welle]

If you're in St Petersburg go to the Dali museum. It's stunning and was built specifically for the Dali collection. It also has other exhibits (currently Frida Kahlo) and a beautiful garden with a maze. Don't miss this one

[Voy]

Welle!!! are you coming over to the East Coast?? I have only a pullout couch, but it's yours if you can make it!

[welle]

Thanks so much for the invite, Voy! Hopefully on another trip I'll be able to take you up on it! Where on the East Coast are you?

[Voy]

lake Worth - near Palm Beach

[welle]

In case of a hurricane you can check here how many households in your county have a power outage

www.fplmaps.com/