New Smyrna Beach

Florida Vacation Fisherman’s Cottage Rental Review, Part 5

broken door on refrigerator — Annoying Broken Handle on the Fridge

After dealing with the horrible water, among other things (broken fridge door handle, etc.), at our Florida rental home I couldn’t wait to contact Great Ocean Condos and let them know how unhappy we were. I didn’t take my computer on vacation – I don’t work while I am on break, but the first time we went back to my son’s house to do laundry I used his computer to shoot a letter to the rental agency, and I told them how disgusting I thought the place was. They ended up refunding $75 to my credit card. That’s it! For putting up with lousy water a week. And we left a day early because of it. Fortunately I had some place else to go – my son’s house. Continue reading “Florida Vacation Fisherman’s Cottage Rental Review, Part 5”

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.

Five Things I Want to Do on My Florida Vacation

English: Aerial view of New Smyrna Beach, Flor... — English: Aerial view of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, from the observation deck, top of the Ponce de Leon Lighthouse from across Ponce Inlet. (maximum zoom) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I don’t have a date set yet. The plane tickets are not purchased, but I do plan to get back to my old stomping grounds in central Florida one day soon. When I have the beach house or condo rented, I will begin to plan my excursions around the area where I used to live. Some of them I will get to do, and others I might not, but there are five things I will do once I’m back down south.

Now, honestly, these may not be at the top of your Florida vacation list and some are personal to me, but I decided to share the list with you just in case.

Number 1: Swim, and boogie board, in the ocean. I will do this only if I visit when the weather is warm enough. Some hardy northerners Continue reading “Five Things I Want to Do on My Florida Vacation”