stone@kvue.UUCP (Anthony Stone) (03/09/86)
As part of a three week sample of America, my girlfriend (she's from Germany and this is her first visit here) and I will be spending 4-5 days in Florida beginning March 18. We're taking Amtrak to Orlando, where we'll spend a day or two at Disney World (thanks net.travel for the tips on where NOT to go!) and few days at the beach. My question to Florida residents and experienced travelers is: Where's a central Florida beach (on either of the coasts near Orlando) that will remain relatively sparse during spring break? You know, The kind you could walk for a mile and hear only the ocean and not a transistor radio every 100 feet. We will have a rental car so driving is no problem. Please reply soon as I'll be leaving on the 16th! Thanks for your help. Anthony Stone stone@kvue.UUCP
tjsmedley@watmum.UUCP (Trevor J. Smedley) (03/11/86)
> Where's a central Florida beach (on either of the coasts near Orlando) that >will remain relatively sparse during spring break? You know, The kind you could >walk for a mile and hear only the ocean and not a transistor radio every 100 >feet. We will have a rental car so driving is no problem. I know the perfect beach. It meets all of your requirements except one. It's not in central Florida. It's just outside Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. In fact there are quite a few beaches in the area where you would have no problem walking for a mile, hearing only the ocean during spring break. Among the possibilities are; Lawrenecetown, Clam Harbour, Martinique, Conrad's ... Basically, all you would have to do is head for Halifax, ask someone where the nearest beach is, and I can almost guarantee that it will be completely deserted in March. Also, you would have the added advantage of your dollar being worth much more here in Canada. There is, however, one slight disadvantage. It might not be quite as warm as Florida. But then, you said you wanted to walk, not swim :-) Trevor J. Smedley University of Waterloo {decvax,allegra,ihnp4,utzoo}!watmum!tjsmedley
leslie@cylixd.UUCP (Leslie Hazenfield) (03/14/86)
In article <250@kvue.UUCP> stone@kvue.UUCP (Anthony Stone) writes: > > Where's a central Florida beach (on either of the coasts near Orlando) that >will remain relatively sparse during spring break? You know, The kind you could >walk for a mile and hear only the ocean and not a transistor radio every 100 >feet. We will have a rental car so driving is no problem. > > Anthony Stone > stone@kvue.UUCP I'm not a resident of Florida, but I have lived in the Southeast for the past 14 years, and have vacationed in Florida quite a bit. The Tampa/St. Petersburg area seems to be relatively quiet during Spring break. Most "Spring breakers" travel to Daytona, Miami, and Ft.Lauderdale on the Atlantic side, and Destin and Fort Walton on the Gulf. Tampa is about a 2 hour drive from Orlando. The shelling seems to be pretty good on Treasure Island (just north of St. Pete beach); better than prospects on the Atlantic side. I hear there is a good sandbar just off of St. Pete beach that's loaded with sand dollars. Of course, if you're interested in some really good shelling, Sanibel is the place to go. It is about 125 miles south of Tampa and really wouldn't qualify as a central Florida Beach. Tampa is also the host of Busch Gardens, a wildlife preserve of sorts which you can drive through, and see African wildlife in "natural" surroundings. You also can get free glasses (1 or 2, I think) of Busch beer! :) Another beach you might consider is Satellite Beach, which is just south of Cape Canaveral. Actually, most of the beach just south of Cape Canaveral is pretty uncluttered. There is, however, an Air Force Base near Satellite Beach, so there will probably be quite a bit of air traffic. (I love it - I'm an ex-brat and was raised around it!). Hope this helps some and ENJOY!!.