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Restaurants and Shopping Centers: There are several "very classy" restaurants within 15 minutes of the house. These run from $15 to $50 per person. There are also several "buffet" type restaurants that have excellent food for reasonable prices... $7.00 to $10.00 per person. There are several inexpensive seafood restaurants where excellent food costs from $5 to $10 per person per meal. Lots of fast foods, burgers, pizzas, subs, Cubans, etc... Within 30 minutes there are 3 or 4 major Malls with many different stores and shops.... There are also several "tourist areas" that have shops that cater to tourists, if that is your taste.

Golf: There are several very well known Golf courses within 30 minutes of the house. Innisbrook is to the south about 15 minutes.. I am not a golfer myself, but one internet page lists the following courses as being some of the best in the world. All these are within 30 minutes or so of the house >From the internet listing of the top 100 Golf courses in the US.. NO. 2 COPPERHEAD, INNISBROOK HILTON RESORT NO. 22 TPC - TAMPA BAY NO. 27 ISLAND COURSE, INNISBROOK HILTON RESORT NO. 39 FOX HOLLOW GOLF CLUB NO. 55 WESTCHASE NO. 56 SADDLEBROOK COURSE, SADDLEBROOK RESORT NO. 87 SANDPIPER COURSE, INNISBROOK HILTON RESORT NO. 91 RIVER HILLS

Beautiful Beaches: There are several very nice secluded beaches just 5 minutes from the house. These are not the tourist beaches, they are beaches that local Floridians who are "in the know" use.... They have shaded picnic facilities, and trees to set up your chairs under, or plenty of sandy sunshine if you prefer..If you are interested in Clearwater, with its tourists beaches, it is about 30 minutes south of this house. These tourist beaches are guaranteed to be crowded with lots of folks milling about. This is very appealing and much fun for the right type of person.

Other Florida Attractions: The Florida attractions in Orlando are about 90 minutes by car from our house; Disney World, Sea World, Universal Studios, Epcot Center, etc...The Interstates offer easy access to the Orlando attractions. It is easy to drive to the Orlando area, enjoy a day's worth of attractions and return to the house that evening.

Wildlife: About three times each week, bottle nose porpoises..., called dolphins cruise behind the house. The area behind our house is a favorite fishing area for local fishing guides who are trying to catch snook. This is undoubtedly the same reason the dolphins are interested in the area. 'Old Blue', a Great Blue Heron is a daily visitor to our backyard. He is ever vigilant for that free handout of fish. As for the alligator.... My neighbors report that there is one in the area.... I personally have not seen it... so you should use your own judgment about swimming.... i.e. if an alligator comes to greet (eat) you....its is your problem . I have several pictures of my son and his friends, proudly displaying the fist they have caught from the sea wall. The fish include redfish, snook, jack, mangrove snapper, catfish, and stingray... A wire bait trap to catch bait fish comes with the house, along with fishing poles.... You can catch bait fish from the Seoul, put them on the fishing poles provided and catch fresh fish that you can prepare.

Boating: A BOAT comes free of charge with the house... (motor is extra). We have a 15 foot long aluminum 'john boat' that is provided free of charge with the house. There are life jackets, fishing poles, fishing bait catching trap, anchor, and other boating things that come free of charge.... We also have a 10 horsepower outboard motor that is available. If the motor is operated in water that is too shallow (not deep enough) then damage to the propeller that costs about $45.00 may result. However, if you are reasonably careful, this should not be a problem....