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Climb to the Moon at Ponce DeLeon Inlet Lighthouse

Climb to the Moon at Ponce DeLeon Inlet Lighthouse. Experience spectacular views of the full moon and sunset from the top of the Ponce DeLeon Inlet Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in Florida. Climb the 194 steps to the top led by the Lighthouse Keeper during this special event on Wednesday August 13, 2011 which is limited to 25 participants. Advance ticket purchase is required.

For tickets call Mary at 386-761-1821 ext. 10. The event is scheduled for 6:45 on to 8:45 pm. Tickets are $25 or $20 for members.

A sunset toast will feature Hors D’oeuvres and sparking cider from the Inlet Harbor Restaurant.
This will be a unique experience since there is a full moon August 13^th that will rise at 7:55 pm. The sun sets at 8:06 pm on August 13^th so you can view both as well as the ocean and the surrounding area from atop the second largest lighthouse in the country. The Ponce DeLeon Inlet Lighthouse is a National Historic Landmark.

For additional information about the Ponce DeLeon Inlet Lighthouse visit their web site at http://www.ponceinlet.org/index.html

It was a very good day in Ponce Inlet, FL. It is s warm, but not scorching hot, though on the beachside between the Ocean and the Intracoastal, and that's where Ponce Inlet is, it is always cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

Driving there felt like there are fewer signs for sale, which just recently were so numerous, that it was getting depressing. A few homes on the ocean were remodeled, and it is looking better now.

I drove to immensely popular Inlet Harbor Marina Restaurant to look at The Niña and Pinta, the most accurate replicas of Columbus' ships, that are docked there. I have visited them a couple of years ago, but I wanted to test my new camera, so I went there.

Inlet Harbor Marina Restaurant in Ponce Inlet is never empty, but today it was jam packed. This never ceized to surprise me, as on several occasions failed to find any greatness in the food they serve.

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They have huge parking, but I still had to drive around searching for the place to park. The ships serve as floating museum, but tours end at 6 PM and I was later, trying to catch sunset, so I did not have the best spot to take shots, but I anyway enjoyed seeing these ships and be again amazed how Columbus and his people dared to sail across the world (pretty much) on these modest caravels.

On the way back I drove around and returned on Atlantic Ave. What gorgeous houses are there on the south tip of the peninsula!

Ponce Inlet is an excellent place to call home. My wife is dreaming of buying there a lot, and build a small but comfortable home to live when we retire. I am less enthusiastic, as I do not believe I would ever be able to afford to retire, as though now we do not have to think about children, but now it is turn of grandchildren (LOL).

Check my blog for upcoming marketing reports on single family homes, condos, and land in Ponce Inlet. Meanwhile, if you are interested in real esate in Ponce Inlet, call me 386-405-4408 or just shoot me an email.

Nina and Pinta visit ponce inlet

Replicas of the Nina and Pinta are in ponce inlet and are available to walk on board. These are replicas of the ships used by Christopher Columbus to discover the world in 1492. Admission is $8 with discounts available for seniors and students. Children 4 and under are free.

The ships are docked at the inlet harbor restaurant and marina, 133 inlet harbor road, ponce inlet until may ninth 2011

for additional information about the Nini and Pinta call (386) 767-5590 or visit HTTP://thenina.com

Saturday April 30 was a Turtle Day in Ponce Inlet, FL. Run by Marine Science Center (MSC), the event started at 10 AM at the MSC in Ponce Inlet, and ended somewhere after 3 PM after the release of a few seagulls, pelicans, and two turtles back into their natural habitat.

«The April 30 event will culminate in the likely release of an adult loggerhead sea turtle. Akasha arrived at the center Nov. 6, 2009. Akasha is a remarkable story in resilience. She was admitted to the MSC near death, with a severe head injury caused by a boat propeller. The injury not only split her skull open, but also broke her jaw in 2 places and put gashes in her shell, and also sliced her right front flipper. Her broken jaw did not allow rehabbers to tube feed her, so a feeding tube was surgically inserted through an incision in her neck. This allowed rehabbers to feed her for several months while her jaws healed. Now Akasha, who weighs nearly 165 pounds, can feed on her own. Her other injuries have healed and after 18 months, Akasha is ready to be released to the wild.»

The roads in Ponce Inlet are one lane in each direction, and the event easily created a traffic jam, making me nervous, as I did not want to miss the moment when a mature turtle rushes (in turtle speed, of course) to the ocean. Ended us with Olga taking the driver’s seat and me jumping out of the car and running to the beach leaving all cars behind.

I still was a bit late as there was a huge crowd forming a corridor from the vans that brought the animals from MSC, and it took me quite some time getting through the crowd, thanks to a camera with the Canon white telelens, so that people thought I was on official business.

The corridor started on the beach and went way into the ocean as we have shallow waters here.

First they released the seagulls, then pelicans, and then there was a turn for the Turtles. The first one was a younger and smaller, and female volunteers of MSC carried the turtle to the water. That was seamless. They put the turtle into the water and it immediately disappeared.

Akasha was a different story. A much heavier 18-month «guest» of Marine Science Center seems confused by the crowd, and once brought to water, was just laying on the sand looking around. So, the volunteers, and this time men, started pushing Akasha towards the ocean, but with not much success. So they carried the turtle a bit further to deeper water, and the turtle seems to start moving.

Then Akasha remembered all the stress the ocean caused her when she nearly died, and Akasha decided to go back. It was fun to watch how several men were trying to get the turtle to the ocean. The crowd was pleased, volunteers were trying to keep kids from running towards the turtle, which was even more difficult than to push the turtle in the right direction.

To our amazement, the pelican, released just minutes before, came back waiting for a turtle friend and was following the turtle until it disappeared in the turquoise waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

There were a lot of children on the beach. They had a very important lesson in life. Lesson about life, about compassion, lesson about what it means being humans...

It was a wonderful way to spend time on the Beach in a quaint small town of Ponce Inlet at the tip of the Peninsula away from the bustling Daytona Beach... In Ponce Inlet, where there are no high-rises, no motels and hotels, and all businesses besides Marine Science Center are waterfront restaurants, and Marinas.

It is home to loggerhead turtles like Akasha, and it is a wonderful home to just over 3 thousand residents, who cherish the beauty and safety of Ponce Inlet, a small town in Florida.

A real treasure. A paradise...

By the way, I work in this Paradise called Ponce Inlet. And if you are interested in it, call me 386-405-4408.