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Four Crazy Christmas Nights / 2018 Boat Parades

Merritt island boat parade 2018

 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone.

Hey guys!  Jennifer and I hope that all of you had a joyful and safe holiday season. Can you believe that it’s already 2019 ?!

For us, the holiday season and boating go great together. I don’t know if it’s the warm Florida winters or the fact that there is water everywhere around us. Maybe it’s the community of so many boating folks in the area that we live in. We think it could be all of it at once.

During the holidays, things can sometimes get busy and hectic. We try to be involved in every Christmas event  possible.    It can be CRAZY!

Take the second week in December for example. Let me break down the “Four Crazy Christmas Nights “ for you.  Continue reading “Four Crazy Christmas Nights / 2018 Boat Parades”

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Red Tide Stay Away !!

cocoa beach morning

Red Tide problems. . .

Like all of you, we’ve been watching the many reports of the Red tide algae bloom on the west coast of Florida. Since the end of July, this toxic algae bloom has caused large fish kills and unsafe swimming conditions on many of the county beaches along the Florida west coast.

our little spot on cocoa beach

For those of you that may not know what the Red tide is or what causes it, we’ll give you the short version.

“Red tide” is commonly used to describe a higher- than- normal concentration of microscopic algae in the ocean waters.

The toxins from these algae blooms become airborne when stirred up by the wind and waves. This can cause eye irritation as well as respiratory issues and burning of the throat for many people just simply walking along the beach.

Oh, did I mention the smell of dead fish?  OMG!!

  Not just a few fish. . .   TONS of them!! Continue reading “Red Tide Stay Away !!”