If you are thinking of visiting Florida in the United States of America in the near future, you should certainly consider taking time out for a look at the Discovery Cove theme park located close to Orlando in central Florida. The prime attraction of Discovery Cove, and the main reason for most people visiting, is the dolphin pool, where you can participate in a swim with the bottlenose dolphins in an a life changing thirty minute session. The Discovery Cove theme park has many other fabulous attractions that will also contribute to making your day memorable, such as the free flight aviary with a wide variety of tropical birds, the beautiful coral reef, where you can snorkel with the inmates (even barracuda and sharks) the Wind Away River, where you can ride the currents of a tropical river, passing through an underground cave, amidst a tropical rain forest and pass beneath tumbling waterfalls, or relax on the fabulous Serenity Bay, swim in the clear waters or enjoy the beach. To take part in a swim with the dolphins though, is the main attraction in Discovery Cove and the park is open from 9 in the morning to 5.30 in the evening. Packages including the swim with the dolphins start at $289, not cheap to many people but certainly worth the money for a once in a lifetime experience. The theme park is open for visitors all through the year and with Orlando and Discovery Cove weather being a warm and humid, subtropical climate, any time is a good time to visit the wonderful Discovery Cove. You can view a location map for the theme park here: Discovery Cove Map.
December 11, 2009
Discovery Cove Orlando
August 26, 2009
A Brief History of Clearwater Florida USA
A city in the Tampa Bay Area of Pinellas County, Florida, Clearwater has a history going back to the 1830’s when the construction of Fort Harrison was started on a bluff overlooking Clearwater Harbour. Previous to this, the area was inhabited by the Tocobaga people, at least since the 16th century. Fort Harrison was built as an outpost during the Seminole Wars, later in the 1840’s, land in the area was offered to anyone who would bear arms and a number of families took up the challenge and obtained sizeable tracts of land in the region. Originally called Clear Water Harbour (referring to a nearby fresh water spring), the city continued to grow, although at the turn of the 20th century it only had around 400 inhabitants. During WW2 Clearwater was used as a training base for troops heading for Europe from the USA, it has since become a popular tourist destination, especially the Clearwater Beach area which boasts some fantastic beaches and excellent facilities. Clearwater is also the HQ of the Church of Scientology. Clearwater Map.