About Ponce Inlet's Harbour Village

Sunday On The Beach By Harbour Village in Ponce Inlet

I have written about our beach in Ponce Inlet many times, and it keeps fascinating me again and again. This year I forced myself to leave office when it is still light, and it is not difficult in Summer with its long evenings. I have my swimming trunks, a towel in the trunk, my wife has a few more pieces there, and we go to the beach practically every day.

Sunsets on the beach are indescribable. I am walking this beach for years now, and it is always beautiful and always different.

Sunday we had our grandchildren with us. We were a bit late in the morning, and when we got to the beach, it was getting hot. The beach was unusually crowded, which means that there were more than 2 dozen people, and maybe even 3. I am not used to crowds on the beach, and the only time when we really have crowds is when there is shuttle launch. You can see it from our beach in Ponce inlet, but you do not hear the thunder.

The complex that we live in, Links in Harbour Village, has three Club Houses, one of which is right on the beach. We have parking underneath, a social room with full kitchen upstairs (on the dune), a gym, steam room, sauna, lockers. Outside on the dune is a small pool. the Clubhouse is gated, and all the doors are secured. From the Clubhouse we go straight to the beach.

This part of the beach is a natural one. It does not have a sea wall, and instead we have dunes. Our beach in low tide is about 500' wide, and even in high tide there is more than enough room for everyone. The softer sand by the dunes is what attracts sea turtles, and it is a seal turtle nesting season, so we already sea their nests staked out by Turtle Patrol, who checks the beach every early morning to see whether the turtles came to leg eggs in the nest. Lady Turtles are large, from 4 ft in length, and they leave the track behind, which tells Turtle patrol what type of Turtle, loggerhead or green turtle laid eggs. The nests are protected and interfering with them can easily land you in jail.

Last year we "adopted" two nests at $100 each, and it gave us the privilege to attend opening of the nest by beach Patrol 3 days after the tiny baby turtles hatched and left. They open the nest to see if any turtles are left behind and can't get out on their own. In one nest there were no baby turtles, they all left to the ocean, but the other was not that lucky, and our guide got 14 tiny baby turtles, and we played moms and dads and watched in admiration how they were literally fighting for life trying to reach the ocean.

You can't just take them and bring to the ocean, they will most probably die. they have to make there themselves, as in the process they are getting the strength to get to the Gulfstream, which is 40 miles away in the Atlantic.

But I digress. It is another month or more until they start hatching.

Meanwhile we separate, and I go jogging with my older grandson, who is 17, and who is a head taller than me, then I ran out of gas and we continue a brisk walk, and talk about life, is life, of course. he is a patient guy, and tolerate all that crap, even though could easily run away. He is a good kid. In a year I will not be seeing him that often as he will be in college. So, I enjoy my time with him now.

The youngster, who is nine, stays at the "base". He is on a surfboard, and his grandma is watching him from a distance. By the time we come back, the sun is straight up, it is hot and the sand gets hot. Time for me to get to my computer in the air-conditioned condo to my laptop, and to Active Rain. But the program is far from over yet. We go to the clubhouse, and the little one simply switches the ocean for the pool. There are kids with their moms, and our shy Shane is flirting with them.

Meanwhile my grandson is eager to play ping-pong with me, and we do it with all the enthusiasm of amateurs. then a sauna for 20-30 minutes, cold shower, and a few minutes later I am at home... until later in the evening, when the heat is over, and there are few people out there, and this is our precious time with my wife.

It was 88F and on the beach with its constant breeze, it feels even cooler. It is 93F just a couple of miles inland. You will never be hot on the beach as long as you are not under the sun. And you have to be respectful to Florida sun. I see a young woman. She is already covered, but it is a bit late. Instead of a sexy chocolate suntan that she tried to get, she looks like a freshly cooked lobster, and a large white cross on her back is not the testament of her Christian beliefs, but rather an imprint of her swimsuit, that failed to protect her from the sun.

If you think that you deserve a paradise while still here, just do it. Paradise is called Ponce Inlet. There are no businesses besides marinas ad restaurants. There are no hotels or motels. It dead ends at the tip of the island, and we do not see many transients. It is a place that I enjoy since 2004, and where we have never closed our entrance door at night.

If you think that it would be great to live or have a vacation condo by the ocean, and enjoy all the amenities of Harbour Village like a 149-slip State-of-the-Art Marina, or a 9-hole golf course with its beautiful greens, or tennis courts, or a mile-long raised walkway in 102 acre preserve, just come here. Not a single condo on the whole 23 miles of Daytona Beach can offer the amenities like these.

If you are not longing for a piece of Paradise, stay home and get your shovel ready for winter.

Florida is beautiful. Florida is contagious... I live here. Do you?

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As with my other blog Harbour Village - The Only Place To Play Golf In Ponce Inlet , Harbour Village is also the only condo complex with Marina in Ponce Inlet, Florida. Sounds strange as Ponce Inlet is "squeezed" between the Atlantic Ocean and the Halifax River.

Obviously, the ocean is not a good place for a Marina, so all the condos dotting the shoreline do not have the slips. Intracoastal (Halifax River) is a different story. That exactly the place to have the marinas. So, how come not every riverfront condo in Ponce Inlet has a Marina? That's not true, every condo on the Halifax River has a marina...but there is one and only condo complex with a marina - Harbour Village. Because Harbour Village is the only condo complex on the Intracoastal in Ponce Inlet.

Harbour Village, the largest recent development in Ponce Inlet, consisting of 721 condominiums and townhomes on 172 acres with only 68 acres used for development and 104 acres of a preserve, span from the Intracoastal and to the Atlantic Ocean, the whole width of the island, the development is separated into 2 distinctive parts. Both are gated. One is between the Intracoastal (Halifax River) and Peninsula Avenue.

It is the boaters and nature lovers paradise. It has its own 142-slip state-of-the-art Marina with floating docks for boats for up to 32' and larger boats for up to 58'.

They also have a mile-long raised boardwalk over the vegetation on the 104 acre preserve ending in a fishing deck on the Halifax River.

The other part is between Peninsula Ave and Atlantic Ave. It is across the street from the ocean, and it is very different from the other one. It consists of two cloverleaf-style 7-story buildings with a circle garage as the center and 4 wings with 2- and 3-bedroom condos. Buildings are surrounded by a 9-hole executive golf course, which features all the hallmarks of Florida golf for a par of 27. The course was designed by Gary Wentz, and it was opened in 2003 with the completion of the North Links tower. Toni Messenger manages the course as the General Manager.

If you can see yourself living or vacationing in Florida within stone thow of the ocean, enjoying a morning game of golf, and having your boat under your window, consider Harbour Village in Ponce Inlet. Actually, if you love Ponce Inlet, and boating is your best past time, this is the first place to consider. Here is the address for Harbour Village Golf & Yacht Club and a link to them.

4622 Links Village Dr., Ponce Inlet, FL 32127-8062

P: (386) 760-3434, F: (386) 304-3332 There are 68 condos currently offered for sale in Harbour Village starting from $189,900 and all the way to $795,000 (including a dock) for a 3 bdr/3 bath condo. Call me at 386-405-4408, and you may soon find yourself on the boat wiht only a mile to the Inlet.

I live here, and though I am not a boater (at least for now), I enjoy watching them going into Intracoatal on a beautiful Sunday morning.

The title may surprise you as Florida is famous for its golf courses, and you would expect the abundance of them, but still its true: Habour Village is the only place to play golf in Ponce Inlet.

And if you think about it, it is really not a surprise. Ponce Inlet is a small, just over 3,000 residents town on the southern tip of the barrier island, and land is scarce on the barrier island. It is too narrow for a full fledged golf course, and by the time developers put their eye on the larger scale developments, there was not much of suitable land left.

Harbour Village is by far the largest development in Ponce Inlet with its 721 condominiums and townhomes occupying 172 acres wth 104 acres set aside as a preserve. Spanning from the Intracoastal and to the Atlantic Ocean, the whole width of the island, the development is separated into 2 distinctive parts. Both are gated. One is between the Intracoastal (Halifax River) and Peninsula Avenue. It is the boaters and nature lovers paradise. It has its own 142-slip state-of-the-art Marina with floating docks for boats for up to 32' and larger boats for up to 58'.

They also have a mile-long raised boardwalk over the vegetation on the 104 acre preserve ending in a fishing deck on the Halifax River.

The other part is between Peninsula Ave and Atlantic Ave. It is across the street from the ocean, and it is very different from the other one. It consists of two cloverleaf-style 7-story buildings with a circle garage as the center and 4 wings with 2- and 3-bedroom condos. Buildings are surrounded by a 9-hole executive golf course, which features all the hallmarks of Florida golf for a par of 27. The course was designed by Gary Wentz, and it was opened in 2003 with the completion of the North Links tower. Toni Messenger manages the course as the General Manager.

If you see yourself living or vacationing in Florida just steps from the ocean and enjoying a morning game of golf, consider Harbour Village in Ponce Inlet. Actually, if you love Ponce Inlet, and golf is your best past time, this is the only place to be. Here is the address for Harbour Village Golf & Yacht Club and a link to them.

4622 Links Village Dr., Ponce Inlet, FL 32127-8062

P: (386) 760-3434, F: (386) 304-3332

Harbour Village Golf & Yacht Club

There are 68 condos currently offered for sale in Harbour Village starting from $189,900 and all the way to $795,000 (including a dock) for a 3 bdr/3 bath condo. Call me at 386-405-4408, and you may soon find yourself playing golf right around the Links South, where I live. And though I do not play myself, I enjoy watching others play.

Harbour Village. 172-acre development with 104 acres that will not be developed, with over a mile of elevated walkways, Harbour Village is the only large development in a quaint town of Ponce Inlet on the southern tip of the Peninsula. There are no bridges to mainland, and all roads end there. No transients, not hotels/motels, just residential areas with restaurants and marinas dotting the Intracoastal shoreline on the Eest, and pristine white sandy beaches of the Atlantic Ocean on the East. The 721-unit development spans from the Intracoastal to the Atlantic Ocean, consists of several smaller communities:

1. Rivers Edge 6 buildings with garages on grade level on both sides of the harbour with State-of-the-Art reinforced concrete 142-slip floating dock system ending with the Clubhouse, restaurant, heated large pool, Jacuzzi. Residents enjoy the spectacular view of the harbour. 184 condo-units in the community.

2. Riverwalk with two buildings totaling 111 condo-units plus just over a mile of elevated walkways over the wilderness and with a gazebo and fishing deck on the Halifax River.

4. Oak Hammock Estates. 18 estate homes forming its own gated enclave with unsurpassed privacy and beauty.

5. The Links. This gated community consists of 2 seven-story cloverleaf-style towers with a circular multi-level garage in the center, allowing you to drive to your floor, with 4 residential wings. 376 two- and three-bdr condo units with gorgeous views of the ocean, or the river. Each has one outdoor and one indoor pool. Adjacent to lighted tennis courts, these two towers are surrounded by Gary Wintz' designed par three executive 9-hole gold course offering varying levels of challenge to all golfers (the only one in Ponce Inlet).

This is where I live for 3 years now, this is the place that I really love, and it will be my pleasure to show you how beautiful could this be for you whether as primary residence or as a vacation condo. And today's prices make this very lucrative.

Here's a slideshow about the Harbour Village, located in qauint Ponce Inlet, a terrific place to live. Trust me on that, I live here.

Jon Zolsky, your daytona Beach Connection
www.BeautifulFlorida.com