This is the cover of my Beach Survival Guide e-book. If someone wants to pin this image on their Pinterest account, that would be cool.
It’s still FREE!
Back in 2005 I wrote an e-book about staying safe at the beach and offered it for free on my web site. Since that time I’ve gotten countless emails from people telling me how much they like it and how much they learned from it. Many have even wanted to purchase a printed copy, which I do not currently offer. However, I may soon offer a printed edition of the book–I’m working on it. It won’t be free though (unless I can get a grant).
I haven’t really promoted the book, but it has been downloaded by tens of thousands of people. Here’s a sample page from the book:
The book covers sharks, jellyfish, stingrays, water currents, things that pinch or stab, sun exposure, surf, seafood safety, and a lot more. Below is a complete table-of-contents:
If you want to combine a small-town atmosphere, the beach, and the 4th of July, you can’t do much better than Sanibel Island. They’ve got fireworks, a road rally, a parade, and more. Above is a video with some scenes from the annual 4th of July Parade on Sanibel island.
Below are some scenes from the Sanibel fireworks display in 2010:
In Summer 2011, a time-lapse photographic study of sea turtle nesting was done on Florida’s Brevard County beaches (Melbourne Beach area) to analyze the behavior of the sea turtles. There was some concern that the educational guided turtle walks conducted by various sea turtle monitoring organizations could be contributing to the number of false crawls (when the turtle crawls onto the beach but returns to the water without laying eggs).
I’m not sure if the data gathered was helpful in determining any effects on false crawls, but it certainly resulted in some interesting photographs, as displayed in the video above.
I’ve just had an article published on CheapFlights.com about Florida beaches. They were looking for a “list” type of article where I would describe 5 beaches in each of 5 categories.
If you like exploring beaches, you might discover a Florida beach or two on the list that you’ll want to check out.
If you’re looking for something different this summer, how about watching a sea turtle laying eggs at night on a Florida beach? You’ll have the best chance of seeing a turtle on Florida’s Atlantic coast beaches on a guided turtle walk. Sea turtles do nest along Florida’s Gulf coast, but not in the huge numbers [...]
It’s shorebird nesting season again, so when you visit the beach between May and July you are likely to see lots of birds on the beach. Some areas may be marked as bird nesting zones and humans are asked to keep clear so as not to frighten the birds off of their nests. The noisiest [...]
We’ve all seen it happen. A gust of wind rips a beach umbrella right out of the sand and it goes tumbling end-over-end down the beach. Not only is it a pain to try to catch it, but it could cause serious injuries if it hits someone. This Noblo beach umbrella anchor consists of a [...]
Florida’s panhandle (aka northwest Florida) has many miles of pure white quartz sand beaches. The water is usually very clear, and the dunes are much taller than dunes on the peninsular Gulf coast. Blue Mountain Beach has some of the highest dunes on the Gulf of Mexico. Check out the tall stairs leading up the [...]
