A few years ago, we stayed at the Sailport Waterfront Suites in 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;
he William Houck area is 3 miles West of Thurmont, Maryland on Route 77 and has the Lake area, Falls, and camping area.
The Manor area is 3 miles South of Thurmont, Maryland off Route 15 and has “Scales and Tales Aviary” camping, and the historic Catoctin Iron Furnace.
A while back, we took a “stay-cation” and we were looking for things to do close to home. One place we found was the Greensboro Science Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, which is about 31 miles from our house. Years ago, when I first moved to North Carolina with my children, we lived in Greensboro. 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!
At that time, which was about 15 years ago, the Science Center was getting kind of run-down although it was still a fun place to visit. Well, I had heard that they completely renovated the place and I was curious to see what it looked like now. So we headed to Greensboro. The cost to get in was $14.50, which I thought was very reasonable. They have exhibits inside and a Zoo outside.
Inside exhibits;
Prehistoric Passages
Komodo Dragon
Extreme Weather Gallery
Healthquest
Aquarium
Herpetarium
Omnisphere theater
and more!
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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