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The Fisherman’s Cottage Rental, A Review Part 2

Florida scenic view of waterway from deck — Pretty View From the Deck

This posts continues my review of a horrible rental property I had a luck to choose when I visited Florida this summer. It wasn’t all bad. After all I woke up to this view from the deck outside my 2nd floor bedroom each morning, and we had really great weather all week. Hot and sunny – just what you’d expect on a Florida vacation in June.

Sleeping at the Fisherman’s cottage was comfortable even though the air conditioning didn’t seem to get to the upstairs part of the house very well. Downstairs in the front room, and the connected bedroom, it was nice and cool. The beds were comfortable and the views were lovely. That is where my compliments of this place end. Continue reading “The Fisherman’s Cottage Rental, A Review Part 2”

Florida Vacation Rental House Review, Part 1

florida scenic waterway — Sunrise Over the Indian River – my photo

I’ll begin this Florida vacation home review in a positive way, but the purpose of my post (posts) is to warn others NOT to rent this house when planning your Florida vacation.

(Since writing this review, I believe this house is no longer for rent- but let it be a warning.) The house was also for sale, but I sure wouldn’t give you much for it, even though it’s right on the Intracoastal Waterway on Florida’s east coast.

We found the Fisherman’s Cottage on the GreatOceanCondos(dot)com site and from the pictures online it looked perfect. I will never use that site to rent any place again. Continue reading “Florida Vacation Rental House Review, Part 1”

Lunch at Breakers on Flagler Ave.

Eating with an awesome ocean view at Breakers Restaurant in New Smyrna Beach.

Lucky me, I had the chance this summer to visit my old stomping grounds in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. I met up with a friend who wanted to head out to Flagler Ave. and have some lunch and see the sights.

It was the week before the July 4th holiday and I think people had begun vacation early because the area was quite packed for a middle of the day week-day. We drove into Breaker’s tiny parking lot and miraculously got a spot right outside the back door.

We found our seats at the wooden bar with perfect views of the beach and ocean. Before we ordered our food, a storm moved in and the beach patrol was getting everyone out of the water. It didn’t amount to much and we ended up driving onto the beach, after our meal, and headed down to the jetty at Ponce Inlet.

Breakers Restaurant is a favorite with the locals and tourists alike. It nearly washed into the sea during the hurricanes of 2004, but thankfully it was refurbished and is as good as new. The pink building with the best view on any beach still serves up a mean (and delicious) fish sandwich.

You can see more of my pictures on my page Plan a Florida Beach Vacation.