Andrews Bay, Beachy Boat Rentals has you covered CLICK FOR RATES. I don’t care how many times I go to Florida, I will always discover a new reason for loving it, and this very quick jaunt only further solidified that feeling. If you are looking for a fun day at Shell Island or just looking to cruise St. We also had an hour or so to walk around Shell Island, though the horseflies were so bad, Jade and I only used half that time then went back to the shallow waters on the other side to escape their wrath (tip: bring bug spray!). Once we arrived, she dropped anchor and let us jump off board to splash around, snorkel a small shipwreck and explore what lies beneath the surface. So! Very! Many! Dolphins! Have you ever seen anything like it? That’s right, guys, there were … DOLPHINS! On one of our two days back in PCB, Jade and I hopped on board Captain Lorraine’s boat for an afternoon eco-tour out into the lagoon, across the bay and over to Shell Island.īut perfect sand, perfect surf and perfect weather with a perfect friend isn’t everything this day trip out to sea had in store for us. It wasn’t until I found myself in PCB two years ago for a Bucket List project that I took the ferry out there one afternoon on a whim. Growing up, despite our frequent family vacations to this popular Southern summer spot, I knew nothing about this seven-mile-long uninhabited barrier island. On three of my last four Panama City Beach vacations, for example, there was one such spot I wasn’t going to leave without visiting: Shell Island. Not to mention, in familiar places, you already have your favorites. This sums up my relationship with Florida’s Emerald Coast. I don’t have to get to know a new landscape, it’s all so familiar, I don’t feel that overwhelming traveler pressure to do/see/eat/drink everything-because I’ve been there before and also know I’ll be back plenty of times in the future. Dolphins are undoubtedly the most beloved marine animals, and. Which is precisely why some of my favorite travels are the places I’ve returned to time and time again. That makes Panama City Beach one of the best places for dolphin watching in the country. It can be a bit of a sensory overload at times, not to mention exhausting. Fly to new destination, head straight to hotel, check in and get not-nearly-enough hours of sleep, wake up, do a whirlwind trip of new destination, try to cram 72 hours into each day, eat, sleep, rinse, repeat. Paradise Adventures offers specialty cruises for corporate outing or meeting, wedding, bachelor party, birthday party and more in Panama City Beach. Sometimes when you travel as much as I do, things can get repetitive.