Florida East Coast Living

06/08/2024

Yellow & white stake in the sand mark our sea turtle nests. Give them plenty of space, please don’t place towels or chairs over nests or hang things on the stake. We thank you and hardworking sea turtle moms thank you!

2024 Sea Turtle Nest Counts
 
• Loggerhead (Caretta caretta):
Apollo ( 631 ) .......... Playalinda ( 832 )
 
• Green (Chelonia mydas):
Apollo ( 7 ) .......... Playalinda ( 6 )
 
• Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea):
Apollo ( 8 ) .......... Playalinda (15 )
 
• Kemps Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii): 
Apollo ( 0 ) .......... Playalinda ( 1 )
 
Total Sea Turtle Nest Count:  01500
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09/08/2023

🚀 👩‍🚀 Kennedy space center is offering free one-day admission to children between the ages of 3 and 11 (usually $65) with the purchase of at least one adult admission, for the entire month of September! This offer is valid for up to three complimentary children's tickets per adult purchase.

Click on special offers

Buy your tickets to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex online. Don't miss seeing Space Shuttle Atlantis or meeting a veteran NASA astronaut!

02/07/2023

"New Smyrna Beach jetty construction.
Year Unknown.

Photo courtesy of Christine Best."

New Smyrna Beach jetty construction.
Year Unknown.

Photo courtesy of Christine Best.

01/12/2023

Wow, an Orca right here on Florida's central east coast today. A rare occurrence never before recorded this far south. Sadly she was first seen 25 miles off shore and died shortly after. 🥺

"This is extremely rare. We have never had a record of a stranded killer whale in Florida or the southeast United States."

11/01/2022

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Its sting hurts a lot, but it would hurt even more if they went away. In the last debate of the Royal Geographical Society of London, the Earthwatch Institute said that bees are the most important living thing on the planet. However, scientists have also said that bees are already in danger of going...

09/03/2022

Update: Postponed !

Artemis I is headed toward the moon. 🌚 Launch planned for today 2:17-4:17. Where are you watching from? 👀

After a scrubbed launch nearly a week ago, Saturday NASA will try once more to launch Artemis 1 from the Space Coast.

08/18/2022

Watch where you step on Volusia County’s beaches. Palm sized sea turtles may be hiding in the Sargassum seaweed that has been washing ashore.

06/16/2022

Sea turtle nesting season is in full swing on our beaches. Nesting females are coming ashore to lay their eggs and the first nests of the season are starting to hatch. Hatchlings emerge from the sand to cross the beach as they find their way to the ocean.
You can help protect them!
Please enjoy your time at the beach, but before you leave, fill in any holes dug in the sand and clear the way at the end of the day. Holes can injure or trap adult females and hatchlings, and beach furniture, canopies and toys left behind on the sand can become obstacles that block nesting and hatchling turtles.
Thanks for making our beaches a safer place for sea turtles!


📷 Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch & Shorebird Monitoring, AMITW

07/29/2021

I love this scenic drive. Old Florida is just stunning! Very popular amongst motorcyclists too!

The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail is over 30 miles of pure natural beauty in Florida. This is one drive not to be missed.

06/15/2021

Who knew death rolls could be so cute?!

05/21/2021

This historic town has one of Florida's tallest and oldest lighthouses that you are allowed to climb!

Ponce Inlet, Florida is a small town at the end of the beachside peninsula south of Daytona Beach.