Anastasia State Park Close to St Augustine Florida

Welcome to Anastasia State Park

A must see when you plan your next vacation to Florida

Anastasia State Park welcomes hundreds of thousands visitors from all over the world to enjoy our natural and cultural treasures. At Anastasia you can enjoy camping, nature trails, beach time, water sports, and an archaeological site where coquina rock was mined to create the nearby fortress, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. Anastasia State Park, located just south of historic St. Augustine on Anastasia Island, has 4 miles of pristine beach, a tidal salt marsh, and maritime and upland hammock.

Camping, beachcombing, swimming, fishing, picnicking, windsurfing, hiking, wildlife-viewing, canoeing and kayaking are popular activities. Nature trails meander through the ancient dunes shaded by hammock forest. The full-facility campground is located in a wooded area within easy bicycling or walking distance of the beach.

Florida State Parks- Suwannee River State Park - Live Oak, Florida

This is one of the most beautiful parks I have ever visited-Beautiful Suwannee River and lots of nature trails to walk. A gotta visit when you visit Florida.

Key Christmas at Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park (Florida Keys)

Lignumvitae Key Christmas at Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park (Florida Keys)
Saturday & Sunday, December 5 & 6, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The historic Matheson House will be decorated for the holidays in an early 1900s ambiance of the Florida Keys. Visitors will be able to see how caretakers of the past would have adorned the walls of their island abode. They will also be able to sample homemade cookies, cakes and refreshments. Boats will be leaving Robbie's Marina, located at Mile Marker 77.5, bayside, every hour on the hour. Tour boats will begin shuttling passengers to the island at 9:00 a.m. and stop at 3:00 p.m. $5.00 donation for adults.

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Camellia Christmas at Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park (Tallahassee)

Camellia Christmas at Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park (Tallahassee)
This is a must see if you are in Florida this time of year.

Camellia Christmas at Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park (Tallahassee)
Friday, December 4, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Enjoy a candle-lit stroll through the gardens accompanied by holiday music performed by local artists. Bid on holiday finery at the silent auction, which will include items donated by local merchants, artists and florists. Hot apple cider and holiday cookies will be served. Park entrance fee waived for participants.
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Panama Beach Florida

Your next trip to Florida should include a trip to this beautiful white sand Beach--It is must see place!

Although Panama Beach is best known for sugary, white sand beaches and emerald green waters, you'll find plenty to do off the beach. Just a few of Panama City Beach attractions include water and amusement parks, a zoo, marine park, racetrack, miniature golf courses and so much more! You can find it all here, on our Real.Fun.Beach.

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Florida Vacations-Destin Beach Florida

Florida Vacations-Destin Beach Florida

One of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

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Florida -The Liquid Gold Sunshine State

by Jeanie Blanton

By now, you know that I am a Happy Florida Cracker--a 7th generation Floridian, and loving it. I want to talk to you about Florida's own Liquid Gold that I love and couldn't live without.

The first Florida Liquid Gold that I want talk about is ORANGE JUICE. Florida oranges and orange juice are the best in world, and they are so good for you. There is nothing like sitting under a nice large oak tree, and eating your fresh picked orange from your very own citrus trees. My dad taught me a good trick to getting the orange juice out of my orange that is very quick and easy. Take a knife out with you if you are going to be eating your orange under that big old shade tree, and pick your fresh orange right off the tree. Now sit down in your favorite chair and take your knife and peel away the orange skin. You aren't going to peel the whole orange. You are going to start at the top of the orange that has the large indent in it, and peel only a few rounds of the top skin, and then take the sharp point of the knife and insert it about 1/2 inch away from the top. Insert the knife about 1 inch into the orange and gently cut until you have cut out a small triangle in the top of the orange. Gently slope your knife so that your have cut this triangle free and pull it out. Now take you knife and make up and down cuts into the exposed fruit, just to get the juice up and freely running. Now here's the fun part, start squeezing and sucking the juice all at once. Keep that liquid gold coming into your mouth until you have squeezed all the juice out of the orange. Yummy! It is so good I usually do another orange when I get done with the first one.

Orange juice is so good for you. One 8 oz cup has:

utrient	Amount	% Daily Value
Serving Size	8 ounces (1 cup)	–
Calories	110 kcal	–
Total carbohydrate	25 g	8%
Total sugars	21 g	–
Total dietary fiber	0.5 g	2%
Protein	2 g	–
Total fat	0.32 g	0%
Cholesterol	0 mg	0%
Vitamins
Vitamin C	82 mg	137%
Thiamin	0.28 mg	18%
Folate	45 mcg DFE	11%
Vitamin B6	0.13 mg	7%
Vitamin A	194 IU	4%
Niacin	0.70 mg	3%
Minerals
Potassium	473 mg	14%
Magnesium	27 mg	7%
Calcium*	25/350-500 mg	3%/35%-50%
Iron	0.42 mg	2%
Sodium	2 mg	0%

The second Florida Liquid Gold that I love is the wonderful Florida Sunshine. You cannot put a price on this wonderful LIQUID GOLD. I bask in it every chance I get. There are very view days in the year that the sun doesn't shine in SUNSHINE FLORIDA. Do you know how good the sunshine is for you? It is the pure Vitamin D that we need everyday. I call my daily routine of basking in the sun and drinking my orange juice my D & C for the Day. How great is that. Vitamin D is the bone building Vitamin. Make sure you get some sunshine everyday or supplement if you can't get out in the sun. It's a good thing.

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Adventure Island Waterpark--Tampa Bay Florida-Riptide and More

Adventure Island WaterPark--Tampa Bay Florida-Riptide and More

Adventure Island Waterpark is a must explore experience when you come to Florida. The kids are going to love this place and so are you. It's just a hop, skip and splash from Busch Gardens.
Experience the RIPTIDE, with it's four blazing lanes of head-first thrills for the brave riders.
The WAHOO RUN is the ultimate family raft ride complete with tunnels and waterfalls,
FABIAN'S FUNPORT will be an experience you won't soon forget with it's water wonderland for the little tykes with springs and jets.
SPLASH ATTACK will thrill you with it's watery maze that has a 1,000-gallon bucket that empties on guest below.
ENDLESS SURF is the ultimate pool of fun; a 17,000 square-fool poll of fun, with waves up to five feet high.
Are you sold yet? Come on to Florida and get the thrills of you life; the kids are going to love you for it.
Memories are waiting to be made.

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Busch Gardens Tampa Florida-Katonga-Heart of Africa

Katonga--Musical tales from the jungle--On your next trip to Florida, be sure to check out Busch Gardens. It has gone from a small park in the past to the magnificent cultural and animal park in the world.
Be sure to ride the Scorpion, a scorching coaster with daring drops and a powerful sting. The Myombe Reserve is a lush forest and a naturalistic habitat for gorillas and chimpanzees. the Rhino Rally is an off-road adventure filled with up-close animal encounters and unexpected turns and the Desert Grill is a showplace for the senses with grilled entrees, fresh pasta and exotic entertainment.
Busch Gardens is a wonderful park for the whole family; visit often and enjoy. Memories are to be made and enjoyed forever.

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The Castillo de San Marcos--Fort at St Augustine Florida

The Castillo de San Marcos--Fort of St Augustine Florida
by Jeanie Blanton

When you make your vacation plans to visit Florida, make sure to include The Castillo de San Marcos Fort in St Augustine. Man discovered a soft rock made of thousands of tiny shells. It is called coquina Wet coquina rock could be cut easily. As it dried, it became hard. Coquina rock was a good material for a fort. Cannon balls shot into it sank in without shattering the stone. Spaniards and Indians took more than one hundred years to build the fort. The fort has walls many feet thick and was so large that hundreds of people could live in it. In the courtyard there is a big well. There are rooms to store guns and powder, rooms to sleep, rooms for keeping food and for cooking, a jail and a chapel for church services.

One side of the fort faces the bay. Deep ditches or moats filled with water, protected the other sides. A drewbridge could be lowered to let people into the fort and could be raised to keep enemies out. There was a secret tunnel to the water side and supplies could be brought in if the fort was surrounded by enemies.

From the fort a wall ran to the San Sebastion River. A strong gate in this wall could be opened and closed. The city gates still stand in St Augustine.

The Spaniards built their houses close to the street. Behind the houses were beautiful fenced gardens with lawns, flowers and shrubs. In the garden of a big house, there might be a well. People who lived in small houses got their water from the big well in the fort..

Houses were made of tabby, a mixture of burned oyster shells and sand, and of coquina or wood. Many houses had two floors. Staircases on the gardenside led to the second story. Shingles of pine or cypress wood covered the roofs. Houses contained a large living room, a number of bedrooms, and a kitchen or patio cook room.

Women did their cooking with pots and pans over an open fire. In houses without fireplaces, cooking was done on charcoal burners or on fires in the garden. Mattresses of straw, corn husks, or feathers made comfortable beds. Candles or pine stick gave light, This fort has been preserved in much of it's former glory. My family has made visiting this fort a yearly tradition Make it a must see on your Florida vacation and you will as hooked on it as we are.

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Beautiful Sunset-Courtney Campbell Causeway-Tampa Bay2

Beautiful Sunset-Courtney Campbell Causeway-Tampa Bay

Tampa Florida--The Place to Be in Florida

Tampa Florida--The Place to Be in Florida
by Jeanie Blanton

Tampa, Florida is the place to be if you are planning a trip to Florida. Some of the most beautiful beaches in the world are in the Tampa-Clearwater area-called The Tampa Bay area. In Clearwater, Florida--just a hop and skip from Tampa, you will find some of the most beautiful crystal clear blue green water that your eyes have will ever behold.Sand Key is home to some of the best hotels and restaurants in the area. Check it out.

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Downtown Tampa Florida--Channel Side-Cruise Ships

Downtown Tampa Florida--Channel Side-Cruise Ships Beautiful Channel Side in Tampa Florida

Sanford, Florida--A Good Place to Visit

Sanford, Florida--A Good Place to Visit

If you are planning a trip to Florida, let me tell you about a small little town called Sanford, I was introduced to the little city quite a few years ago when my daughter and family decided to buy some acreage there and build a house. It was a sleepy little place with one store if my memory serves me right--Well! things have changed dramatically in the last few years. A huge mall now stands where pasture land was resting silently, never dreaming it would soon be full of buildings, cars and sooooooooo many people. It is hard to find a parking place at the mall on the weekends. It is called Seminole Town Center and what a mall it is. You can spend all day or the rest of your life if you wanted. Around the mall are some of the best restaurants you can find anywhere, including Olive Gardens, Red Lobster and many more.
While there be sure to spend some time on the St Johns River--It is wonderful-- Go to the following link for all the information your will need while in Sanford.

http://www.businessinseminole.com/tourism-cvb/things/boating.asp
Visit the Florida Zoo while there also--we make it a yearly tradition to go there every summer

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Silver Springs Florida-A Must See in Florida

I'm a Florida Cracker, a 7th generation Floridian, and I love Silver Springs. It is a MUST SEE when you vacation in Florida--something for all the family. The Glass Bottom Boat is one of my favorite things to do while there, and the food is fantastic. Make plans now to visit Silver Springs Florida. You will simply LOVE IT!

www.silversprings.com

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Ocala, Florida--A Gotta See Place

Ocala, Florida--A Gotta See Place
by Jeanie Blanton

If you are planning a trip to Florida, you have to visit Ocala, Florida. It is one beautiful place.
If you like horses, you will be in horse heaven in Ocala as it is divided into many beautiful horse ranches. Some of the most beautiful thoroughbred horses in the world make their home in Ocala.
There are also hobby horse farms and working ranches that you can visit.
Ocala is one of the most charming cities with a warm and welcoming town center and park just waiting to greet you. So, make sure to visit Ocala, Fl on your next trip to Florida.

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Sea World--Orlando, Florida

Have you been to Sea World in Orlando, Florida yet? You have got to see this attraction! I go every year, and it gets better with each visit.

Visit the World FAMOUS SHAMU and get wet in the SPLASH area. The kids love this! hehe and so do I---Also take in the Luau at Sea World--the best dancing, fun and food in Sea World.

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Strawberry Planing Time in Plant City Florida--Sprinklers

A lot of water is used for growing strawberries. Wells have known to go dry when the season needs a lot of water.

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Strawberry Planting Season in PLant City FL

Strawberry planing boxes in a strawberry field; note sprinklers in scene

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Strawberry Planting Season Plant City, Florida part 4

Strawberry workers hard at work planting the berries.

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Strawberry Planting Season In Plant City Florida part 3

Strawberry Planing Season in Plant City Florida part 2

Here you can see some strawberry plants already planted.

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Strawberry Planting Time in Plant City Florida

If you ever get a chance to come to Florida in October, you will see a wondrous sight--THE STARTING OF THE STRAWBERRY SEASON in Plant City. On the left, you can see where they have put the plastic down; this is the first step after they have gotten the soil ready to plant the berries.
I took these pictures last week, so they are recent.

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Map of St Augustine, FL

St Augustine, Fl--map of

There is a beautiful beach here with resorts right on the beach--check it out.

Florida Vacations--St Augustine

Florida Vacations--St Augustine, Fl
by Jeanie Blanton

If you are planning a trip to Florida you don't want to miss St Augustine, Florida.
I have been going there every year since I discovered it many years ago.
We will be talking about it in out next posts, and you will want to go there as soon as possible.

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Tampa, Florida-What to See and Where to Go

What to see in Tampa Florida

Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center-- is home to Broadway Shows, as well as sweeping operas and more intimate stage shows.
The Tampa Theatre--offers a mix of first-run movie and classic films in a grand movie palace setting, complete with a Mighty Wurlizer Theatre organ, You have got to see this to believe it!
Henry B, Plant Museum--was the magnificent Tampa Bay Hotel, built by the railroad magnate and featuring treasures from around the world.
Tampa's Ybor City--takes visitors back in time to an era when the district was one of the world's largest producers of cigars. Be sure and visit the Ybor City Museum, and don't miss The Columbia Restaurant for the best Spanish and Cuban food in the world.
The Tampa Bay History Center--contains 60,000 sqyare feet if exibits depicting 500 years of recorded history,
The Glazer Chidren's Museum--will be open in the spring of 2010
The Salvador Dali Museum--will reopen in its new location in St. Petersburg in the fall of 2010,
/Tampa Lowry Park Zoo--was named the nation's most family-friendly zoo and is home to more than 2,000 animals,
Florida Aquarium--in Tampa's Channelside District and Busch Gardens provides fun for the entire family,
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Deals @ Universal Studios, Orlando, Fl

Have the time of your life @ UNIVERSAL STUDIOS ORLANDO FL.
Ride the movies at Universal Studios in Orlando Fl: THE SIMPSONS, MEN IN BLACK AND REVENGE OF THE MUMMY thrill rides. At Island of Adventure, don't miss Jusrassic Park River Adventures, The Incredible HulK and SpIderman in 3-D---WOW! What a deal--The one-park universal Studios ticket is just $54.95--or the AAA-excusive "Seniors 55+ ticket is only $74.95 and provides unlimited visits to both Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure, plus AAA members save 10 % at select restaurants and shops at both UNIVERSAL AND CITYWALK. DON'T MISS THIS WONDERFUL DEAL!!!
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Picture of Crab Shala with Fl Blue Crabs

Now this is some good eating--caught with a net in a Florida Causeway--Blue Crabs--recipe to follow

Epcot International Food and Wine Festival

Orlando getaways are better than ever---Now's a great time to getaway and visit and discover the world of Orlando, Fl.--
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SEPT 25-NOV 8TH 2009
You do not want to miss this! Over 25 International marketplaces serving tapaz-sized portions of regional specialties. While there check out SORIN AND TEST TRACT two of the coolest rides in Disney,
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utrient

Amount

% Daily Value

8 ounces (1 cup)

–

110 kcal

–

25 g

8%

21 g

–

0.5 g

2%

2 g

–

0.32 g

0%

0 mg

0%

Vitamins

82 mg

137%

0.28 mg

18%

45 mcg DFE

11%

0.13 mg

7%

194 IU

4%

0.70 mg

3%

Minerals

473 mg

14%

27 mg

7%

25/350-500 mg

3%/35%-50%

0.42 mg

2%

2 mg

0%

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