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Fall Evening Skimboarding

Mild cold fronts and the baking sun of late fall keep the temperatures in west central Florida comfortable for water activities during a time of the year when other parts of the country are experiencing frigid temperatures and occasional snow storms.  Waves crashing onto shore, then washing up onto the beach, creates a warm, thin layer of water ideal for flatland skimboarding.  Skimboarding is a fun beach activity during just about any time of year.  These guys were having a ball skimboarding at the park during a recent cold front. Continue reading Fall Evening Skimboarding

Clearwater Beach Sugar Sand Festival

The sugar sand, sandcastle event is being held at Pier 60 on Clearwater Beach.  The event runs through the 24th of April.  The sandcastles are wonderfully crafted works of art.  There is even a Prince image being added in honor of his passing. Get down there, and check out all of the sugar sand artwork.

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Beach-breaks

A beach-break is the description of the bottom where the waves become breakers.  In the case of the beach-break, the moving waves become too tall and too unstable over a bottom made up primarily of sand.  A beach-break, in addition to all the sand, includes hundreds of types of shells Continue reading Beach-breaks