Hi everyone, thanks so much for exploring Honeymoon Island with us. What would be your fave area of the island? The dog beach, nature trails or something else?

@ramunegaizutis1286

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like North beach would be the spot for me 🙂

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

@@ramunegaizutis1286 we sure understand why, the North beach is gorgeous!

I love seeing all of these Florida gems. The dog wearing the goggles was so cute. I had no idea they did that to preserve the space for eagles nests, pretty cool. Seems like a lot to see and do on this island!

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

The goggle-wearing dog was our favorite too! We didn't know that they did that to preserve the eagle's nest either, but found it to be really cool that they did!

Fantastic

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Ana!

Dog beaches 😍 So cool that you saw an armadillo! And the eagle and owl... I would be so excited 😀 Nature trail and beaches... it doesn't get much better than that really!

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Any time you can get in a good hike and some beach time in the same day is a great day!

Nice job guys!

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks you!

Wow, I’ve never seen an Eagle’s nest before! How cool! I would walk that trail just for that! Nice tips guys!

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah we were looking forward to walking the trail anyway, but seeing the eagle's nest sure was a nice perk. It was huge!

I'm so glad you didn't find a snake.

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

You and me both, Scully!

Aww, the doggie with sunglasses is sooo cute 🥰 The hiking trail looks beautiful, amazing to see an owl and an eagles nest. And to get to a beach that you had all to yourselves 🤗 Seeing the armadillo reminds of Ross in Friends and the holiday armadillo 😅 Sunset at North Beach looks so beautiful 😍

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Oh man I forgot all about the holiday armadillo! Thanks for the reminder 😅. That dog with the sunglasses was easily the coolest dog on the beach!

I love your video. Thank you for sharing. Wow! The beach are so cool. I'm so jealous of you guys.

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and for the kind comments, Chris!

Seems like an awesome beach for people who like to walk their dogs! I have never done island hoping in Florida, thanks for showing that its available! Hiking and bird sighting sounds very interesting! I would love to see some eagles! Beautiful beach, thanks for this tour!

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, if we had a dog, we would definitely be frequenting the dog beach on Honeymoon Island. Even not owning a dog it was pretty fun though!

I will be going on March 29th for my birthday!

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

That's great, Joan. We hope you have a wonderful time!

👋👋👋 Just stopping by and showing some support 👍 Full watch for you friend...see you soon! 👋 Ashley, Nate and Blake from The Adventure Encounters

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys. We hope you all are doing well and appreciate the support!

Thank you for another great video! 😃

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your continuing support, Ramune!

Love the difference in opinion over seeing a snake 😂 the owl and eagle that you saw were pretty cool and way less scary animals to spot, aww and the armadillo 😍 we saw our first ever armadillo the other day too, they’re so sweet we are with Skylar we couldn’t tear ourselves away either! North beach looks a beautiful place to watch the sunset 🌅

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

So the first time I (Skylar) saw an armadillo was at night and I have to admit it scared the sh#t out of me! But seeing one in the day was the complete opposite experience, thankfully.

@TideKnotTravellers

2 жыл бұрын

@@Explorcation seeing anything like that at night moving in the dark would be scary! 😂

Thanks, Jamie and Skylar. I have a tiny camper and enjoy exploring new campgrounds. It looks as though this state park does not offer camping but the beaches are certainly lovely. It might be fun for you to do a short series on campgrounds in the Tampa/St. Pete area (if there are any besides Ft. De Soto). I always look forward to your videos on Saturday mornings. Have a nice weekend! Rhonda

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, no camping at Honeymoon that we are aware of, but definitely a place that you can spend an entire day. A camping series in not a bad suggestion, Rhonda. We've considered it in the past, but we'd definitely want to do it during the cooler months, as neither of us enjoy camping when it's 80 degrees and humid at night. Perhaps late fall or winter!

Great video, guys! Looks like a beautiful island! The hiking trail that you guys did looks really nice. Always cool to spot an owl during the day time! Also, I'm glad you guys weren't the first ones to get bitten by a snake on the trail haha

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that may have actually been the first time we've seen an owl (not in captivity) during the day. Pretty cool experience!

thanks for sharing good video

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Such a paradise.💚 Thank you for sharing your wonderful, very helpful and informative video.👏👍👍 New subscriber here from the Philippines🇵🇭. Have a great day!

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind comment and your support!

@explorenuevaecija

2 жыл бұрын

@@Explorcation Hello guys😊🤝 you’re welcome. Have a nice day! Take care.

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

@@explorenuevaecija thank you, you too ♥

You guys sure do have a lot of options for beaches to discover. That owl would have been cool to see and the Bald Eagle, I'm glad it was a little less flooded than last time. Now I have heard of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich before, but never knew you grilled it as well...might have to give that a go. We don't call it jelly over it, instead Jam and would expect it would get extra hot being grilled, but still sound nice :) The sunset at the end was devine and no better way to end the day...Love it guys and thanks for sharing

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah we have both jam and jelly here. Not exactly sure what the difference is. I think jam may still have some of the actual fruit in it, whereas jelly is basically just sugar and fruit juice. It was pretty good, but I don't think we'll be making them at home. We did really luck out with the sunset, and agree that it's the best way to end a day!

@AquariusTraveller

2 жыл бұрын

@@Explorcation our jelly is just a solidified flavoured sugar and used As a desert on its own or chopped up into other desserts like trifle

I keep thinking your beaches are so much nicer than our beaches. Yes, I would drive all the way across FL to experience this beach. I won’t tell the GF about the possible snakes. Lol.

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, good plan. There was a reason I waited until we were a half mile into the trail before I mentioned them to Jamie 😂

I’m going here this summer, also the large bird you saw was a juvenile Bald Eagle. I’m really excited to come here because I visit Florida every year but I am going to honeymoon island this time!

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ethan, thanks for watching and confirming the bird we saw up in the tree! We hope you have a great time when you visit Honeymoon Island :)

Super video

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks so much for showing us around Honeymoon Island! This is one of the places I was interested in going to. Have you been to Caledesi Island? Do you have a preference between the two? I didn't realize there were multiple beaches on this island. I really appreciate your honesty when you point out things like seaweed and higher prices for food. Another great video!

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the continued support, Tonya! Yes we've been to Caladesi. We actually made a video on that experience as well, but it was several months back. Fee free to check it out! Honeymoon definitely provides more variety than Honeymoon (dog beach, hiking trail, nature center), but Caladesi has one of the most beautiful beaches in Florida and a deserted beach feel that is really hard to find in this area. If we had to visit just one we'd probably pick Caladesi, but it's also more work to get to (you either have to walk the beach for a couple miles or take a ferry). If you haven't seen our Top 10 beaches video, you may want to check that one out as well. We go over the pros and cons of 10 different Tampa area beaches, one of the being Caladesi. Thanks again for watching, Tonya!

@tawnykc83

2 жыл бұрын

@@Explorcation Thanks! I'll definitely have to check those videos out.

We have seen lots of snakes in Florida, including several species of poison ones. You always need to be on the lookout for them in grassy or wooded areas.

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip, Lewis. We saw one copperhead up around Crystal River near one of the springs, but we have never seen a poisonous snake around the Tampa Bay area. Thankfully that trail was wide and well cleared, so it would have been hard to accidentally step on one. But we were definitely still on the lookout for them!

Hello, great video, do you know if I can rent umbrella and chairs in north beach and if they have a food spot? Thank you

@Explorcation

26 күн бұрын

Hi, thanks so much for watching. Unfortunately we haven't been out to Honeymoon Island recently. We do recall beach rentals around Cafe Honeymoon but that on the main beach area. We don't recall a food spot or rentals north of Cafe Honeymoon.

So you can drive to north beach right? It's not walk only is it?

@Explorcation

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can absolutely drive to North Beach, and there is a LOT of parking. But to get to the far north end of North Beach, you'll have to walk. Thanks for watching!

Which beach is nicest on the island?

@Explorcation

Жыл бұрын

Our favorite is definitely North Beach!