Beach Etiquette by Theperfectbeachbum | May 11, 2017 | BeachesTake nothing but memories. Leave the flora and fauna alone and stay off the sand dunes. Leave nothing but footprints. Bag your trash and dispose of it properly. People come to the beach to relax. Limit your cell phone chatter and keep your music and conversation...
Gullah/Geechie Sea Islands by Theperfectbeachbum | May 11, 2017 | BeachesThe unusual collection of Sea Islands or the Gullah/Geechee islands as they have been called stretch along the South Carolina and Georgia coast to the northern tip of Florida in the United States. Islands such as John, Edisto, Daufuskie, St. Helena and Hilton Head...
Ft Lauderdale by Theperfectbeachbum | May 11, 2017 | BeachesSunning and Funning in Fort Lauderdale By Joseph P. Blake There is something very, very cool about steering a boat up to your house and stepping off the deck and onto your front lawn. In Ft. Lauderdale, there are also boats as big as, or bigger, than most homes, that...
Anguilla by Theperfectbeachbum | May 11, 2017 | BeachesSailing Week in Antigua By P.J. Thomas I’m not totally new to sailing. I had taken lessons a few times in the calm, protected waters near the Annapolis shoreline. Then, the captain has been extraordinarily patient, even kind, to the group of middle-aged women who were...
Antigua – Part Two by Theperfectbeachbum | May 2, 2017 | BeachesAntigua is the larger island of a two-island nation, while Barbuda the second island, is located 27 miles away. Antigua is also the largest of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean with a circumference of about 62 miles and claims enough white-sand beaches to satisfy...
The beach survival guide by Theperfectbeachbum | May 2, 2017 | BeachesForecasters are frustrated by uncertainty over its future. One computer model forecasts no development, another forecasts a major hurricane affecting the west coast of Florida. What to do? Let’s remember Hurricane Wilma back in October 2005. Wilma started out much...