A few years ago, we stayed at the Sailport Waterfront Suitesin Tampa, Florida. The hotel is located off W. Courtney Campbell Causeway on North Rocky Point Drive. It’s a waterfront hotel, with great views of Tampa Bay!
The decor was a little dated but the balcony and views of the Bay made up for that.
*Not sponsored, these opinions are my own*
The cost was reasonable for the room with a kitchenette and a balcony. We paid less than $100/night, it might be a little more now. The bedroom was good and the bed reasonably comfortable. It had a bath with a shower/tub combo. The kitchen had everything you need.
The Seaside Seabird Sanctuary, in Indian Shores, Florida, is a non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing, treating, and rehabilitating sick and injured wild birds.
Mission Statement: “To rescue, treat, and rehabilitate sick and injured wild birds with the goal of releasing them back into their native habitat in the wild. To educate the general public about Florida’s native wild bird population, and how to prevent and reduce man-made dangers wild birds face every day.” Seaside Seabird Sanctuary-Who We Are
The Sanctuary was established and opened in 2016 on 1.5 acres of land located at 18328 Gulf Blvd on beachfront property.
Maryland is one of America’s smallest states, it sits on the Chesapeake Bay and is not far from Washington DC. The state has some big cities like, Baltimore and Frederick, as well as sandy beaches, forests, and waterfalls.
Cunningham Falls State Park
Cunningham Falls State Park is just west of Thurmont, MD, and has the state’s largest cascading waterfall. The Park is located in the Catoctin Mountains. The Catoctin Mountains along with the Bull Run Mountains, form the Easternmost mountain ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The Park is divided into 2 separate areas;
The William Houck area is 3 miles West of Thurmont, Maryland on Route 77 and has the Lake area, Falls, and camping area.
A while back, we took a Staycation and were looking for things to do close to home. One place we found was the Greensboro Science Center, which is about 31 miles from our house. Years ago, when I first moved to North Carolina with my children, we lived in Greensboro and my youngest son volunteered at the Science Center in the snake department.
I remember one story he told me; when he came into the Center one day to volunteer, they told him about something that had happened the night before, one of the snakes had gotten out of his enclosure and went into another and ate that snake! What made this interesting is that the snake that got out was named, “Peanut Butter” and the snake he ate was named, “Jelly”! That’s the kind of story you can’t make up!
History of the Science Center
The Greensboro Science Center opened in 1957 as the Greensboro Junior Museum. They soon changed their name to The Natural Science Center. In 1970, they announced their first expansion which included; an expanded zoo, a planetarium, and botanical gardens. This was completed by 1978. In 1985, the Science Center was officially accredited by the American Alliance of Museums(AAM)
In 2007 came another expansion which included; the Animal Discovery Zoo, revitalization of the Farm and petting zoo. They were accredited by the Associaion of Zoos and Aquariums(AZA) which made them only one of 14 Science Centers in the country accredited by AAM and AZA!
In 2013, the Aquarium(the Carolina SciQuarium) opened.
In 2015, Skywild Opens, a treetop adventure course.
In 2017 the Aquarium was expanded.
The Rotary club of Greensboro Carousel opened in 2020.
Revolution Ridge zoo expansion opened inn 2021.
The Cole family Monarch Conservation house and butterfly garden opened in 2022.
Aquarium
The Aquarium was my favorite area, mainly because of the Penguins! We were just in time to see them be hand-fed. They were so funny! They were very particular about the food they wanted to eat. Some of them would eat certain fish and reject other fish. Just like we might do! Each Penguin was wearing a band that had their names on it. I could have watched them all day!
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