Florida Spectacular
Take a weekly trip across Florida with authors Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby and discover a side of Florida you never knew existed. From the scallops in Panhandle bays to the Hemingway cats in Key West, every week's a Florida adventure.
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Florida Spectacular
Episode 269: The Podcast Gets Crabs, Hermit Crabs, and Things To Do in Tavernier
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Angela Sayre brings crabs to the podcast! She's with Crustacean Plantation and wants to encourage people to "leave the shell — take the memory when you visit the Florida Keys (or any coastal community).
Links We Mentioned
An example of a "broken home" for a hermit crab
Cynthia Barnett's Sound of the Sea
Jonathan Livingston Hermit Crab
YouTube live feed of hermit crabs
Things to Do in the Upper Florida Keys/Tavernier
- Harry Harris Park
- Dive Bar on the Bay
- Florida Keys Wild Bird Center — look for the hermit crab tank!
- Old Tav (ask for the pizza — it's not on the menu — they do a fantastic spinach, bacon, and mushroom)
- Dive Museum
- Dry Tortugas National Park
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