The below manatees were found frolicking in the water at Tomoka State Park–but remember just because they are close enough to touch doesn’t mean you should Manatee Info- Other aliases: West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) Sea Cow (slow grazer on sea grass) Moving teeth (spend many hours feeding) Related family: Dugong – Northern Australia and …

In it’s lifetime Flagler Beach has played host to an amazing amount of surfing talent, Frieda Zamba being the most famous with many others paving the way and following after in her sandy footprints.  A new name to add to the list…Robbie McCormick a young man with a tremendous competitive edge, natural talent and clear …

Continued From: Going Back to Cali… The next part of this story is like getting off a ski lift with a snowboard strapped to your foot for the first time ever…and thinking “oh crap, you mean they don’t stop at the top of the mountain- duh, the lift just keeps moving!” I had driven by …

Several weeks ago I made a brash statement claiming how I was going to start writing from a more personal perspective and then I didn’t.  Since then I have thought many times about great stories I would like to share, some of them recent- others declaring the antics and shenanigans of my more youthful self.  …

Today was an amazing day!  After three days of being held captive in our homes by pounding rain and gale force winds– folks I know were at the breaking point of sanity.  In a moment it was as clear as the sky what we all have in common… the love of being outside enjoying this …

This past April 4-7, New Smyrna Beach hosted the 21st NSSA East Coast Regional Championships with over 500 participants competing, some traveling as far as New Jersey.  The overall solid 2-4 foot wave conditions made it possible for some series talent and style to be showcased.  Among the standouts, Flagler Beach had five competitors that …

When a new business opens up in town something about it usually catches your eye…for me this time it was the pretty potted flowers welcoming you at the door. Down to Earth Pottery’s doors have been wide open since December 1st, 2012 and things are just starting to get fired up.   The owner Heather …

I have a confession…”I don’t know what I am doing.” (The Giant Mechanical Man  When I first started writing a blog, a few years back, I had visions of a biography, novels and a children’s book series pouring from my mind.  I thought that if I started “putting myself out there” maybe I would develop …

When Hannah Blevins’s best friend Kiah Hutcherson talked her into signing up for surf camp, she didn’t think it would be something she would really like much less an event that would change her life.  She was hooked after catching her first wave and hasn’t stopped catching them since. I met Hannah and her mom …

Sometimes just because you want something doesn’t mean you should have it… It is with a heavy heart that I write this post because it just doesn’t seem fair.  For several years now I have devoted endless hours and many daydreams to making this website as cool as the visions dancing around in my mind. …