BEACHES – ATLANTIC

Holiday Inn & Suites New Smyrna Beach Delivers

November 8, 2011

I spent two days last week exploring New Smyrna Beach and Daytona Beach to finish up a new book I’ll be announcing shortly. So stay tuned. I had planned to grab a hotel room off International Speedway Blvd and I-95, but it was getting late and I remembered that I’d once stayed at this Holiday [...]

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It’s a Moon Jelly Summer

August 22, 2011

Jellyfish look a lot different in the water than they do when washed up on the beach. Their bodies don’t have a skeleton or shell for support, so they are totally reliant on the water. Air just isn’t a “thick”enough medium for them too look their best. Last week there were thousands of moon jellies [...]

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Hollywood Beach Panoramic Photo

August 21, 2011

Here is a panoramic image of Hollywood Beach, Florida that I created with my iphone. It is a series of 5 or 6 photos that were combined into one. This is quite a large photo. Click on it to see it full size. You will need to use the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom [...]

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Relaxing at Cape Canaveral’s Jetty Park Beach

May 14, 2010

Most people coming to Cocoa Beach don’t even know about Jetty Park at Cape Canaveral (Port Canaveral). They head straight for the Cocoa Beach pier on Meade Avenue instead. Fishing and surfing are great at the jetty and the park has a great beach. Don’t overlook it.

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New Smyrna Beach Video Surf Report on YouTube: NSBStreets

March 18, 2010

If you travel to the New Smyrna Beach are a to catch some waves, or if you just like to keep up with surfing conditions, check out the NSBStreets Youtube Channel. Video clips are posted daily showing the surf conditions at New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

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A Quick Trip to Playalinda Beach

January 28, 2010

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com Wednesday after lunch I had a class on Warblers (very small birds) at the Merritt Island Wildlif Refuge Visitor’s Center. After the class I took a quick trip out to Playalinda Beach, which was only 6 miles away. It was a quiet afternoon–I was the only person parked at [...]

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Visiting Indialantic Beach? Check out the Crowne Plaza Melbourne Beach

November 29, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com I was visiting the Indialantic / Melbourne Beach area over the summer and spent several nights at the Crowne Plaza, courtesy of General Manager Tom Poehailos.  It’s a beautiful hotel right on the Atlantic Ocean and was the perfect place for me to base my beachhunting operations. I went [...]

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Indialantic By The Sea: Small Town, Big Beach

November 28, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com State Road 500 (aka Highway 192, aka Melbourne Causeway, aka Space Coast Parkway, aka Bronson Memorial Highway, aka 5th Avenue) will take you straight through Melbourne and drop you off right at the beach at Indialantic By The Sea. Indialantic is a small town between Melbourne Beach and Satellite [...]

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Cocoa Beach Sunrise Photo

October 16, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com.

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Dr. Archie Carr: A True Florida Pioneer

September 13, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com. Dr. Archie Carr’s name is usually mentioned in the same sentence as the words “sea turtles.” That’s how I became aware of his significance in Florida’s history–through his work with sea turtles. The Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge on central Florida’s Atlantic coast bears his name. I spent some [...]

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