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Five Bedrooms/Four Bathrooms, Private Pool, Lake View, Free WiFi + Fantastic Resort Facilities!

Our new luxury townhome with 5 bedrooms & 4 bathrooms (2x Masters with en-suites) will sleep 10 people in superb comfort. There is a well-equipped kitchen located adjacent to the dining area, with seating for 10. Flat screen TVs in every room, a multi-region DVD player and an Xbox are provided for your home entertainment. Free WiFi is also available. The property has its own private heated pool and patio area with a covered Lanai.

Located in one of Florida’s premier resorts, Paradise Palms is a gated community offering all the amenities you’d expect in a 5-star facility, including a pool, game room, fitness room and movie theatre. The grounds are beautifully landscaped and there is a poolside Tiki Bar and shop. The resort also offers a shuttle service to many of Orlando’s attractions at an additional fee.

Paradise Palms resort is just minutes away from Orlando’s main attractions. Walt Disney World is just a 10 minute drive and Universal Studios, Seaworld, Wet ‘n Wild, Legoland and other attractions are easily accessible. Highway 192 is just a couple of minutes away and here you will find an amazing range of grocery stores, other retailers, restaurants and bars.

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Florida Wildife - The Florida manatee

The Florida manatee, considered an endangered species, is a sub-species of the West Indian manatee and is an aquatic relative of the elephant. They are large, lumbering creatures, grey-brown in appearance with small front flippers to help both steer and crawl through shallow waters as well as a powerful tail to propel them through their aquatic environment.

Habitat

The manatee has a very low metabolic rate and little in-built insulation to retain body heat and these factors combine to confine the species to tropical and sub-tropical climates, with Florida being at the extreme northern reaches of its range. Manatees are found in rivers and estuaries as well as the coastal waters of Florida’s Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coast and they can be found in large numbers in the Crystal River and Blue Spring areas. The greatest threat to the continued health of the species is the destruction of their warm water environment while boat strikes continue to impact on population numbers. The best current estimate of their population is around 5,000, which is much too small for comfort.

Diet and Behaviour

Like their elephant cousins, manatees are predominantly herbivores and they feed mainly on sea grasses and aquatic vegetation, with the occasional supplement of small fish and invertebrates. In this way they contribute to the health and maintenance of the rivers and estuaries they call home, providing a vital housekeeping service. Although superficially appearing to be gentle, slow-moving creatures the manatee comes into its own when in the water, displaying a surprising agility and a natural playfulness often to be seen rolling and executing somersaults.

Reproduction

Generally speaking female manatees are natural loners but they will congregate with other females during mating periods. They are capable of successful breeding from as young as four years old although first births usually occur around eight years of age. The pregnancy will last from 12 to 14 months with a single calf being born, and mother and calf will remain together for around 2 years.

Florida Wildlife - American Alligator

Anyone spending any time in Florida will notice the alligator warning signs and will eventually see one whether wandering across a golf course or as they drive around near their wetland habitat. Alligators only exist in two locations, China and the southeast of the USA, predominantly Louisiana and Florida. Although similar, alligators found in China tend to be considerably smaller than their American cousins.

The American alligator was once considered an endangered species but a successful program of State protection, improvement and preservation of their natural habitat and a dramatic reduction in demand for alligator sourced products has led to the species thriving with an estimated wild population in excess of one million. The alligator’s durability has contributed to its 150 million year existence and allowed the species to survive when similar species, like the dinosaurs, became extinct.

Alligators are large reptiles with an adult male growing up to 15 feet long and weighing in at up to 1000 pounds. They live in the freshwater environments that can be found in abundance in Florida, including rivers, lakes, marshlands and swamps.

The species feed on a variety of animals including turtles, fish, snakes and coypu, helping keep the latter population under control. While alligators usually dine on animals they can swallow in one go, they will eat larger creatures if given the opportunity. They will seize larger animals and drag them under water until they drown. They will digest larger prey either by waiting for the animal corpse to rot or by tearing chunks of the animal off by gripping the animal with its powerful jaws and twisting its body around a number of times, in what is known as the ‘death roll’. Alligators will normally avoid human contact moving away if approached, although they will attack if threatened (or hungry!). Feeding alligators is illegal in Florida to ensure that the reptiles do not start associating humans with food, leading to greater contact between the species, with obvious greater risk. Alligators have extremely strong muscles to close their jaws, useful for capturing prey, but comparatively weak muscles for opening their jaws allowing a reasonably strong person to hold an alligators mouth shut with their bare hands.

Adult alligators are solitary creatures and very territorial to boot, selecting and defending prime freshwater locations. Younger alligators are much more tolerant of each other and will spend much time in large groups.

If you want to get a closer look at alligators then the controlled environment of Gatorland is a good place to start.

Orlando Golf - Daytona Beach

Anyone staying in Orlando, whether on business or much more likely, pleasure and who would like to take in a round or two of golf should consider heading over to the east coast around Daytona, also known as the Space Coast due to the famous Kennedy Space Center and nearby Cape Canaveral. Daytona is only just over one hours drive from the Orlando region and boasts a number of fantastic beaches, plenty of surfing and fishing opportunities, as well as a great range of golf courses. If you go at the right time of year, there is also the option of taking in a NASCAR race at the world famous Daytona International Speedway.

Focusing on the areas golf, there is plenty of variety and a choice of green fees to suit every budget.

Cocoa Beach Area

Famous for its beautiful beaches and fantastic surfing, Cocoa Beach also features some great golf courses starting with the Joe Lee designed Viera East Golf club. True to the Lee design approach, the course includes innovative bunkering and hazards with the aim of setting the golfer a challenge without taking the pleasure out of the game. Another option for the budget conscious is the Cocoa beach Country club, municipally owned and maintained and set in beautiful surroundings.

Daytona Beach Area

When you hear the name Daytona, the first thing people think of is car and motor cycle racing, held at Daytona International Speedway. There are also a number of good golf options in the area. Legends Course, part of LPGA International, designed by Arthur Hills, is very tough on the wayward golfer with narrow fairways lined with oak and pine trees. Definitely a course for the thinking golfer! Champions Course is a less compact course, more forgiving for the occasional stray drive and probably more suitable for anyone with a high handicap. If you like the way Jack Nicklaus sets up a course, head to Grand Haven Golf Club 30 miles north of Daytona.

Titusville Area

Close to the Kennedy Space Center, which is a must visit if you have time, take a look at the Walkabout Golf Club in Mims, which includes a bonus extra hole in the shape of Australia, the designers homeland. A budget alternative in the area is the Royal Oak Resort and Golf Club.

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