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Stephen Cabebe, of Fit for the Magic, joins the podcast to talk about how to enjoy Florida's natural spaces without withering in the heat — even in the summer months.

Stephen's Top Five Disney-Adjacent Things To Do

Paddle the canals in Winter Park (Dinky Dock)

West Orange Trail (And Cathy's travel article about Oakland Nature Preserve along the trail)

Rock Springs at Kelly Park

Horizon West Regional Park

Poke Hana

Mills 50 District (Mills Market)

Links We Mentioned

Fit2Run

Robinson Preserve

Fort De Soto

Veggie Garden

Sampaguita

Flatlands Bar & Grill

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Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com.

Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com.

Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee).

NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!

Send us your Florida questions!

Rick and Cathy talk about Florida mystery writers. Curl up with your next summer read after listening!

Links We Mentioned

Race of the Gazelles

Striptease (also a book; this links to info about the film)

Carl Hiaasen (website has links to Striptease, Tourist Season, Squeeze Me, and Stormy Weather)

Cathy's 2017 interview with Carl Hiaasen

Randy Wayne White (website has link to Dark Light)

John D. MacDonald (not John D. MacArthur!)

Condominium

Tim Dorsey and Serge Storms books

Travis McGee movie

Lucy Burdette

Randy Wayne White's Gulf Coast Cookbook

Tara Lush

Carol Perry

Kristen Arnett podcast episode

Tara Lush podcast episode about Florida cozies and another about her haunted mysteries

Book cover via Tara Lush; used with permission.

Support the show

Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com.

Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com.

Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee).

NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!

Send us your Florida questions!

Chadd Charland fills in for Rick and talks about how Nassau County was able to stop AI data centers — and what every community can do to stop them! Cathy talks about why eliminating single-use plastics makes a difference and why July is the month to try it in your home, office, or school.

Links We Mentioned

Nassau County's temporary moratorium on AI data centers

Florida Native Plant Society

Project Tango in Palm Beach County

SB44

Plastic-Free July

Refill your litter box at Petco

Byron Donalds on AI data center

James Fishback

Chadd Charland's Top Five Things To Do in Fernandina Beach

1. Learn about American Beach at the Abraham Lincoln Lewis Museum

2. Head to Old Town Fernandina Beach for some Spanish history

3. Visit Centre Street

4. Wander through or camp at Fort Clinch State Park

5. Eat! Try: Happy Tomato (for ribs and barbecue), First Love Brewing (for beer and pizza), Drunken Noodle, and Curry Island

Support the show

Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com.

Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com.

Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee).

NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!