Florida EcoSafaris

Orlando zip-line tours at Florida EcoSafaris

4755 N. Kenansville Road St. Cloud, Florida 34773

   Heights as high as 55 feet and speeds up to 25 mph. You zip line through Pine Flatwoods and over wetland forests that are home to native wildlife like alligators, black bears, white-tailed deers, multitudes of birds, and many more creatures in their protected habitats.

   It begins with a short hike, up to the platforms where you zip between the trees, and go through two sky bridges. You view many wild creatures and flowers in the wetlands below. Your final zip is an Interaction Area designed to let you get up close and visual with many local reptiles, animals and birds, even a relative of the endangered Florida panther.

 

sleuthsSleuths Mystery Dinner Theatre

8267 International Dr. Goodings Plaza behind Ripley’s Believe It or Not Orlando, FL 32819

   At Sleuths Mystery Dinner Show you can eat dinner while solving a murder. There are a variety of different plays. It may be a wedding, a tropical vacation, a family reunion or something else entirely, but no matter what, in the event someone will be murdered and it is up to you to decide who did it and how they did it. You meet the characters over drinks and appetizers. You can get to know them through a salad course and hear about the death of someone as well. During the main course, it is up to you to question witnesses and gather the clues you need to solve the mystery. After dinner is over, you question your suspects and by the time dessert comes, “who killed whom?” must be answered.

 

homosassaHomosassa Springs

Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park 4150 S. Suncoast Blvd. Homosassa, FL 34446

In Homosassa, Florida you can swim in the cool springs and a manatee might just swim right next to you. You can take a boat ride up the sparkling waters of the Crystal River or snorkel underneath the surface and see them float peacefully and playfully in the water. Homosassa State Park is one of Florida’s most well-kept secrets. Go check it out today !

By Kimberly Dobson

An alumni of UCF, I began teaching English at Timber Creek High School in 2004. I have taught all grade levels, but spent the most time teaching English 3 honors before becoming a writing teacher. I now teach Creative Writing regular and advanced, Journalism, and Newspaper. I am also the adviser for FLOW: the TCHS Literary and Art Magazine, the Key Club, Quill and Scroll, the Life Skills Club, and our schools Poetry Slam team. I am married and gave birth to our first child, James, in May of 2013. In my free time (hah!) I think about school and spend time with my family.