During last summer’s beach guide update tour, Barefoot Beach was one of the public beach facilities that impressed me the most. Clean, green, quiet, and more than a mile of undeveloped beach on the north side of Wiggins Pass make this a perfect spot for a day at the beach. I’m not surprised to see […]
The Tide Tables Restaurant and Marina opened its doors in February 2014 in the historic fishing village of Cortez, Florida. It (and its patrons) sit right on the water and enjoy the sea breezes while eating fish that is literally right off the boat. What else would you expect in Cortez? I took mom to […]
Shark stories make great headline stories on TV and on the internet, but what is the actual risk that YOU will be the unlucky one that a shark will target? Watch the video and find out.
I’ve been working hard to make BeachHunter.net more user-friendly with better drop-down menu navigation and more consistent design throughout. It is still a work in progress. I’ve also tried to make it more visually appealing. Since BeachHunter first went online in 2005, more than three million people have visited the site while planning their beach […]
FOX 13 News It was only a matter of time before this issue came up. A local news channel recently did a short story on a confrontation on the beach regarding the flying of a drone with a camera on Treasure Island Beach. Video above. (If the video above doesn’t display properly, here’s a link […]
Most Florida islands and beaches are very low crime areas. Some have nearly zero crime. I’ve always felt safer at the beach than in any other location. Still, property theft, inappropriate behavior and physical violence can happen at the beach, so you need to know how to avoid it. Property Theft Most crime at the […]
A lot of folks have a look around my website and blog and think I spend all my time at the beach. I wish. I actually spend quite a bit of time on the computer, writing and editing photos and video, and researching. I’ve spent quite a bit of time working on my own websites […]
Subject: Dangerous saltwater bacteria called Vibrio Vulnificus Why am I talking about this now? Because there have been a significant number of news stories reporting a few deaths in Florida from Vibrio infections. Unfortunately many of the reports seem to be leaving out or de-emphasizing important facts, creating a scare. What is Vibrio Vulnificus? Vibrio […]
There was this guy named “Hoot”and he had this little shack on the back of his house under a mango tree where he kept all his books. After Hoot died, the new owner left everything the way it was and invited the island residents to make it their library. It doesn’t have a door. There’s […]
Here’s a 12 minute tour of the inside of my new Florida Gulf Beaches Access Guide. It’s a safe tour and you’re guaranteed not to end up stuck on Gilligan’s Island.
