A Life on the Ocean Wave . . . Florida-Style
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By ROBERT LIEBMAN FLORIDA seems to be a state of two halves. The Sunshine State's 250-mile-long east coast borders the cold and relatively rough waters of the Atlantic Ocean, and the similarly extensive western coast is caressed by the calmer waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
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By Laura Capitano  FERNANDINA BEACH -- Other people's boats are so great. Someone else takes care of the cost, maintenance, storage, insurance, repairs -- even the driving. All you have to do is waltz aboard, sit back and enjoy the fruits of another person's labors.
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HERE was a time, not so long ago in my more carefree youth, when I was a dedicated backpacker. It went beyond the standard gapyear routine, and most summers I could be found in some distant corner of the globe, living the life of an adrenaline junkie.
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By Patrick Mcdermott, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Mar. 10--OKALOOSA ISLAND -- Lifeguards are back on the beach and met their friends in the sky Friday at the Emerald Coast Conference Center.
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By Lyndsey Lewis, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Feb.
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When the first waves rolled in, A.D. Chandaratna was mending a fishing net on the beach in front of the single-story  house he shares with his wife and four children. Fearing for their safety, he did the sensible thing and evacuated them to higher ground. Then he committed what could have been a fatal mistake: He went back to take a second look.
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Robert Fuchs, one of the orchid worldâs most successful and controversial growers, has turned his familyâs Florida homestead into a subtropical paradise.
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SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. - This crescent of sand bathed by the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico is one of Florida&#39;s mythic destinations, a magnet for bird-watchers, seashell gatherers and the simply sun-starved.
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MARGARET RIVER, Australia  - The waves have been   nicknamed Cyclops, Jaws and Dungeons and are the new   life-and-death playground for a unique breed of surfers who   ride gargantuan ocean waves as big as a seven storey building.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - The four-in-a-row hurricanes that have disrupted lives across Florida have also delayed life's final journey for many...
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In seven hours last week, great ocean waves exacted a terrible price in wealth and human lives. Future catastrophes may be far grimmer.
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Feel like a fish out of water? You may not be too far off.
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An ambitious project to catalog life in the ocean shows that so far we've just scratched the surface. By Stephen Leahy.
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The Brazilian winter was almost over, and while the mild winters in Florianopolis allowed me to work on the Agape, the coming of spring meant that it was time to set sail for new adventures. Grayson, the youngest of the Pollywogs, showed up early in the morning at the dock, as I got ready to sail. "What are you doing?", he asked.  "I am getting ready to study algae", I answered. "Algae!", he exclaimed, "why are you looking for that?"
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At the start of the 20th century, a wave of European immigrants crossed the Atlantic Ocean, seeking a better life in the land of opportunity.
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The waves have been  nicknamed Cyclops, Jaws and Dungeons and are the new  life-and-death playground for a unique breed of surfers who  ride gargantuan ocean waves as big as a seven storey building.
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By Margo Harakas, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 3--South Floridians are in a green state -- of mind.