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Whether it be surfing, snorkeling or just lounging, before I head out to one of our many South Florida beaches, I always check out Surfline’s Beach Cameras to find the best spot for my day’s activities.
Below, I have listed South Florida’s available beach cameras for easy access:
Bookmark this page so you can always come back and find the right beach for your day’s adventures!
South Florida in the summer can be full of bugs and pests that will eat all of your precious plants and make you want to stay indoors.
As a result, most people resort to pesticides that can be harmful to them and the environment. Few people know that it is possible to make your own homemade pesticide spray – free of chemicals!
Here is how:
1. Finely chop up a head of garlic and place them in a dish.
2. Pour in 1 1/2 cups of mineral oil or any oil you may have available, then mix with the chopped garlic.
3. Pour in a tablespoon of mild liquid soap, then mix the 3 ingredients.
4. You may add hot peppers, hot sauce, or onions to strengthen up the mixture. I would not add in more than 4 tbsp of hot sauce, hand full of chopped onions, or 4 hot peppers.
5. Pour the mixture into a sealable container and let it sit over night. Some let the mixture sit for 72 hours in room temperature.
6. Add 3 to 4 cups of water into a spray bottle and then add the mixture and shake. You may want to sieve the mixture to remove chunks of vegetables that may cause blockage.
Too lazy or don’t have the time to make your own natural pesticide spray? You can always get a 32oz bottle of Orange Guard on Amazon for less than ten bucks, which uses orange peel extract as one of its main ingredients.
See Also: How To: Make a Homemade Mosquito Trap
In South Florida, every week is shark week. In fact, Florida led the United States in shark bites for the year 2011. If you were attacked, would you be prepared to defend yourself in a deadly shark encounter?
There have been a total of 637 recorded shark attacks in Florida since 1882, with only 11 of them resulting in death, so don’t be too worried. Fortunately for South Floridians, most of these attacks (242 of them) took place in Volusia County, which is well north of Orlando. But Palm Beach County has the third highest attack rate (60), so don’t get too comfortable!
Should you find yourself about to become prey, try to remember these tips that might save your life:
Try not to let the shark sense your fear, but don’t play possum either. If you panic, you will become prey!
Remember, the shark can swim faster than you. That sort of eliminates the whole “Fight or Flight” aspect from this situation and forces you to defend yourself while submerged in water. Since most shark meals don’t ever fight back, even the slightest sign of resistance on your part can be enough to make the shark leave you alone. Chances are you will be unarmed, so make sure to aim for the nose/eyes/gills, avoid the teeth, and never lose sight of where your attacker is.
Don’t ever assume you are safe until you reach dry land. A shark may leave you alone temporarily just to sneak up on you from behind. As you swim back to shore, do your best to avoid splashing the water or acting erratically, since this will make you appear wounded and tempt the shark to continue its attack.
If you are wounded when you reach the shore, seek medical attention immediately. The wounds will only get worse with time and can cause other problems if left untreated. It is also important to keep remaining calm at this point since panicking will cause blood to pump faster throughout the body.
Some people, like surfers, are more prone to an attack than others. That doesn’t mean it can’t or won’t happen to you. In June 2012, a 6-year-old boy was attacked by a shark while playing in waist-deep water at the beach in Jupiter, Florida.
I promise, I’m not trying to scare you. I am just trying to keep you safe (by scaring you) so you can enjoy some fun in the Sun on more than one occasion.
Do you have any cool shark stories to share? Leave a comment!
A new law that will come into effect on July 1, 2013 states that any motorist in the left lane driving 10 mph or more slower than the posted speed limit must get out of the way of someone trying to pass – or face a $60 ticket.
The “Move Over” bill was signed into law by Governor Rick Scott as a supposed way to reduce road rage on the highways in Florida.
Governor Jeb Bush vetoed a similar bill called the "Road Rage Reduction Act" in 2005, claiming he didn’t understand why the state would punish a motorist who was not speeding.
I usually don’t side with a lot of new laws, but this is one I can support.
I’ve always said that slow drivers can be more dangerous on the highway than faster ones because people need to switch lanes quickly to avoid slowing down behind them, thus more chances for an accident to occur when cars weave into each other’s lanes.
Then again, I also believe the act of pulling someone over on the highway creates dangerous traffic conditions as well.
Here are some pictures spreading around major news outlets and online blogs of the flash flood that took place in Aventura, Florida on June 7, 2013:
Flash Flood Meme:
If you have any images of the Aventura flash flood that you would like to share, send them to us by visiting ILoveSouthFlorida.com/Submit
Photo Credits: NBC Miami, WSVN-TV
A new law signed by Florida Governor Rick Scott on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 will ban manual texting and e-mailing while driving as of October 1st, 2013.
The first offense will get you a $30 fine plus court costs and a second offense will cost $60.
"As a father and a grandfather, texting while driving is something that concerns me when my loved ones are on the road," Scott said in a statement after signing the bill.
A preliminary report from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles recorded 257,912 reported crashes in 2012, but only 196 involved drivers who said they were texting at the time of the crash. Those crashes resulted in nine serious injuries and one death.
The ban will make the act of texting while driving a secondary offense, which means you would need to be pulled over for another reason in order to get a texting ticket, and you will still be able to text at stop signs and in stopped traffic.
In South Florida, especially in the summer, the mosquito can wreak havoc on the population.
Mosquitos reproduce by laying their eggs in stagnant water, which makes the Everglades a perfect breeding ground for them.
To make matters worse, they go beyond just being annoying. The relative of the fly can transmit certain viruses including yellow/jungle/dengue fever and malaria.
Here is how to make a Homemade Mosquito Trap:
1 cup of water
1/4 cup of brown sugar
1 gram of yeast
1 2-liter bottle
1. Cut the plastic bottle in half.
2. Mix brown sugar with hot water. Let cool. When cold, pour in the bottom half of the bottle.
3. Add the yeast. No need to mix. It creates carbon dioxide, which attracts mosquitoes.
4. Place the funnel part, upside down, into the other half of the bottle, taping them together if desired.
5. Wrap the bottle with something black, leaving the top uncovered, and place it outside in an area away from your normal gathering area. (Mosquitoes are also drawn to the color black.)
Change the solution every 2 weeks for continuous control.
This is just one method you can use for combatting mosquitos. Having bug repellent on hand is always useful also.
Too lazy or don’t have the time to make a homemade mosquito trap? You can always buy the Flowtron 80-Watt Electronic Insect Killer
See Also: How To: Make Natural Pesticide Spray
If you don’t know what it means to Prancercise®, then you are so out of the loop on what is hot in fitness right now!
Or maybe you just haven’t seen the viral video yet of Coral Springs woman Joanna Rohrback prancing around a park in what is described as “a springy, rhythmic way of moving forward, similar to a horse’s gait and ideally induced by elation.”
If you haven’t seen the video yet, you can do so here:
Rohrback first created the Prancercise® concept in the 1980s, but it didn’t quite catch on.
Two decades, a book, and a viral training video later – it has become an internet sensation.
In an interview, Prancercise creator Joanna Rohrback said, “I prancercised since ’89. One of the things I started to do was power walking with ankle weights on, on this area along the beach in Hollywood, Florida, called the Broadwalk. And one day, I had my headphones on and I heard some really good music that got me going…and all of a sudden, I got more rhythmic, and more accentuated, and more springy, and that was it.”
Future plans? Rohrback said she hopes to open indoor Prancercise tracks franchised all around the country and even Prancercise parks with real live horses in the middle to get exercisers in the mood. Also, a clothing line including specialized shoes, t-shirts, and DVDs.
All exercising aside, I believe Joanna Rohrback has shown the world how fun and creative South Floridians can be.
You can learn more about Joanna Rohrback, owner of Prancercise LLC, by visiting Prancercise.com or checking out one of these articles she’s been featured in due to her newfound fame:
VIDEO: Prancercise Creator Joanna Rohrback On The Viral Success Of Her Fitness Workout
Interview with Joanna Rohrback, the Prancercise Guru
Also, you can Prancercise with Joanna Rohrback June 18, 2013 , from 6 to 9 p.m., at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, 5550 NW 40 St., Coconut Creek, FL. The venue is giving out more than $17,000 in cash and free casino time to the best prancers in the crowd. Call 954-977-6700, or visit seminolecoconutcreekcasino.com for more information.
The state wildlife commission is offering $1,000 for catching the longest snake in the Everglades, and $1,500 for catching the most. The event is to be called the 2013 Python Challenge.
The challenge will start on January 12 at UF’s Davie campus and move off to the wilderness after a daylong open house on pythons and other invasive species.
Competitors will be allowed to catch snakes at four state wildlife management areas: Francis S. Taylor, Big Cypress, Holey Land, and Rotenberger.
The competition is being sponsored by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Nature Conservancy, the Future of Huniting in Florida, Zoo Miami, and others. The prizes will be awarded Feb. 16 at Zoo Miami.
To learn more about the 2013 Python Challenge, check out PythonChallenge.org http://www.pythonchallenge.org/
Downtown Miami is honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month by lighting up pink for the cause.
The Miami-Dade County government has decided to “go pink” for the month of October in an effort to raise awareness of breast cancer.
According to The Republic, a Miami-Dade Police Department vehicle, waste management garbage truck, and a Metrobus have all been painted pink. And the Stephen P. Clark Center Lobby will also be pink throughout the month of October.
One of I Love South Florida’s Facebook fans stated, “This is so cool!”
We couldn’t agree more!
