DAYAWAY TRAVEL CLUB
This is a
revised work in progress with constant additions!!!
Next
Travel Club Meeting August 6
10 am
Satellite Beach Pelican Park Clubhouse at 1495 A1A
Blog available to view pictures and comments of Itchnetuchnee Springs and
Gainesville www.travelinmanandmadhatter.blogspot.com
Monday
Travel Desk is open Mondays from 11am to noon at the Freedom 7 Cocoa Beach
Country Club and on the first Thursday of the month at the Satellite Beach
Schechter Center from 11:30am to 12 pm
Club
benefit: free door to door transportation with vacations or cruises of 7 days
or longer booked through the club! Free travel consulting by CTC (Certified
Travel Counselor) and Cruise, Tour and Vacation Discounts available to club
members!
Transportation
is by Van or Motorcoach according to group size! Handicapped and Impaired Travelers are
welcome aboard!
*=Day or
Night Tours returning after sunset
July 8- *Long Ride Miami, Miami Beach and the History of
South Florida Museum
Members $59 Guests $65 The History of South Florida Museum includes
a display of Tropical Dreams tracing the South Florida History from
Pre-Historic times to the present. The museum
also has a Caribbean section. The driving tour of Miami includes Coral Gables,
Venetian Pool, Biltmore, Coconut Grove, Bayside, Little Havana and the Miami
Beach section includes Lincoln Road, South Beach and the Fontainebleau
Hotel. Leave Walmart Viera Murphy’s Gas
Station at 8am and return in the evening.
July 12-TREASURE COAST TOUR & HUTCHINSON ISLAND
Leave 8:30am CB 9am SB and 9:25am Viera
Walmart Murphy’s Gas Station for a
scenic sightseeing tour to Hutchinson Island and Jensen Beach. 11:30 a.m. Luncheon
at the Dolphin House, open aired South Seas-styled restaurant with a spacious
deck and magnificent views of the Intracoastal and Hutchinson Island. These spots are the waters for Yachting which
housed the former Francis Langford's Outrigger and has retained its former
charm. After lunch will be a guided tour of scenic Hutchinson Island which has
beautiful views reminiscent to many of Cape Cod and the serenity of On Golden
Pond. This tour includes turn of the century memorabilia at the Elliot Museum
with nostalgic doll house, music room and car museum from the 1903 Model T Ford
to the present. The
Elliott’s most popular attraction is the Baseball Hall of Fame, celebrating a
sport that is a true American invention and institution. The display includes the largest collection
of autographed Hall of Fame memorabilia outside of Cooperstown. Hear tales of Florida's past including the
Barefoot Mailman, Trapper John, and Spanish and Indian history along the
Treasure coast; followed by a visit to Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge, which is
the only one remaining of nine on the Florida east coast, commissioned in 1875
for the U.S. Life Saving Service.
Keepers provided shelter, food, clothing and transportation to
survivors of shipwrecks and storms at sea. Used in U.S. Coast Guard Service
through WWI and WWII, was then acquired as a Maritime Museum in 1955 by the
Martin County Historical Society. 6 to
6:30 PM
approximate return arrival time Rate: $59 per person members $65 guests
Rate includes tour guide, taxes, admissions to listed attractions, &
transportation
July 16, Tampa Bay Boat
Ride and Safety Harbor Museum of Native American History Members $59 Guests
$65 includes transportation, boat ride and museum admissions. Leave Suntree 8:15am,
SB 8:30a and CB 9a returning around 8pm.
Tampa
Bay is home to more than 500 bottlenose dolphins and is one of the best places
in Florida to view endangered manatees and numerous species of birds, many of
which are threatened or endangered. All of this wildlife thrives in a working,
deepwater port, one of the busiest in the Southern United States. Jacques Cousteau has said, “For most of
history, man had had to fight with nature to survive; in this century he is
beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.” But before
you can protect something, you must learn about it. One of the main goals of
the Ecotour program is to help educate our guests about the Bay in an enjoyable
and fun setting! Everywhere around Tampa, the bay plays a critical role in the
lives of residents and visitors alike. Everyday activities are connected with
the bay.
Itchnetuchnee Springs and Gainesville July 18
and 19th. $125 per person
double occupancy.
http://www.floridastateparks.org/ichetuckneesprings/default.cfm
Saturday includes stops at Micanopy
and the Museum of Florida History at the University of Florida in Gainesville
Stay over at AAA 3 Diamond La Quinta.
Sunday TUBING Ichnetucknee Springs!
$125 includes chartered bus, lodging
(dual occupancy) & park access.Single Room Option add $40. LAST YEAR SOLD
OUT!"The
most refreshing cool fun activity you can do in Florida
in the summer bar none!" Lee Rosenkranz, CTC
Tube runs: 3.5 hours! Bring extra $ for incidentals.
Bring own flotation or rent there for $5 - $20.
FOOD, BEVERAGES & COOLERS OK ON BUS!Park
has restrictions on what you may bring in.
Limited availability. Schedule (in
work) subject to change.
9am departure from Murphy’s Gas
Station Viera Walmart off I-95 Melbourne. 11am Altamonte Springs Mall
July 24-Crystal River Boat
Tours-
HERITAGE-ECO BOAT TOURS. The vessel "Monroe" (26 passengers) is the vehicle for a lower river Heritage-Eco Tour. The program " The Ancient River Dwellers" is provided weekly. The 1½ hour trip allows the participants the opportunity to see the coastal marsh and learn how it and the associated marine estuary provided for the pre-Columbian people that lived here.
This boat ride leaves from the Archaelogical Park with large sacred Indian Burial Grounds.
A stop is made at the World’s largest Russell Stovers Outlet
Leave Suntree 7:45am SB 8am and CB 8:30am with a late afternoon return
Sunday July 26 The Show Palace Dinner Theater in Hudson
THIS MAGIC MOMENT: THE ALL NEW FABULOUS 50’S AND 60’S MUSICAL
Back by popular demand
Take a trip back to the 50’s and the 60’s as the Show Palace presents all-new
jukebox musical! Filled with some of the best songs ever written, This Magic Moment: The all new Fabulous 50’s and 60’s musical is
certain to have audiences dancing in the aisles. This Magic Moment is the story of four old friends
at their 25 year high school reunion. As they reminisce and argue about the old
days, a mysterious storm transports them back to their high school prom in the
1950’s. Each of them gets a second chance to relive the next 25 years and
change their futures for the better. They do all of this to the great songs of
the 50’s and the 60’s. Along the way they are guided by a cosmic Doo Wop group
called The Second Chances. Filled with memorable characters, classic songs and
a live rock and roll band, This Magic Moment is a cure
for the summertime blues. Join us for a summer tradition that celebrates the
music of a lifetime.
Members
$75 Guests $80 includes transportation, show, dinner and tour of Brooksville on
route!
Minimum 8
passengers to operate
Leave
Suntree 8:15am SB 8:30a and CB 9am returning around 8 pm
Large
Audio Mural of a Florida Cattle Drive takes up an entire side of a Winn Dixie!
Large
Motorcoach Tour-August 29 - Caladium
Festival in Lake Placid Florida, The Town of Murals
19th
Annual Caladium Festival Lake Placid Florida Includes Bus tour of the Caladium
Growing Fields, Decorated House Competition Winners and Life size Murals. Virtually all of the World’s Caladiums are
grown here in Lake Placid, Florida. If
you travel to Tulip time in Amsterdam or the Chelsea Flower Show in London, the
Caladiums will still be from Lake Placid.
The Mural Society contributes to the beauty
of our town and helps preserve our colorful history. 36 murals grace the
sides of buildings around town and even the trash containers have color and
style. $70 Leave PAB 7am and IRCC At Ease Club @ 7:30am.
Lunch
included at Inn at the Lakes in Sebirng http://innonthelakessebring.com/insidepgs/chicanes.html
A bonus stop at either a Fudge or Candy Factory
will be included
10/8-The Dora Canal
Tour! This boat ride is as good as any
offered Worldwide such as in Thailand, Costa Rica or the Amazon. Depart Suntree Hula Girl Café 8:15a SB 8:30am CB 9am return apx. 7pm Welcome
aboard for a narrated tour! In the 1930's, Grantlant Rice, a leading sports
writer, called the Dora Canal “the most beautiful mile of water in the world”
and you may also embrace these thoughts after seeing the beauty of the Dora
Canal. As part of the Oklawaha River system, the Dora Canal is a natural stream
connecting Lake Eustis to Lake Dora.
Surveyors named Lake Dora in honor of a young woman who allowed them to
camp on her homestead and gave them meals.
The canal, originally known as ‘Elfin River’, was eventually changed to
Dora Canal. In the late 1800's the waterway became the mainstay of commerce for
the area bringing supplies and mail to the region. Sightseeing steamers also plied the waters
bringing visitors from Palatka and Orlando.
One visitor was quoted as saying, “Floating down the Elfin River on a
moonlit night is like a trip into an enchanted fairyland...the beauty of the
stream is unexcelled.” The preservation
of the canal was assured when, in 1938, the Wilson Cypress Company was logging
the area and were eventually persuaded to leave the cypress along the canal
alone and deed a small strip of land surrounding the canal to the county. In 1957, additional land was given by several
ecology-minded forefathers with the stipulation that it be preserved and
maintained in its natural state. The Dora Canal is part of the history of Lake
County. The ancient cypress trees with their lofty osprey nests, turtles
sunning themselves on logs, egrets and the occasional alligator or two, lend
themselves naturally to the incomparable beauty of the Dora Canal. Experience for yourself this treasure of Lake
County. Lunch, Shopping and browsing
time at the quaint & colorful village type shops of Mount Dora. $59
member’s $65 guests
October 9th Senior
Fest
Saturday, October 10th The
Annual Southern Woman’s Show at the Orlando Convention Center- This show is
located directly across the Street from the Peabody Hotel featuring the daily
red carpet duck parade at 11am. The
Woman’s show features booths and presentations on fashion, cooking, travel,
health, exercise, meditation, home decor, hair, beauty and spa treatments. $30 members $35 guests Leave Suntree 8:30am SB 8:45a and CB
9:15am return late afternoon!
Fall
Colors in the Smokies with a stop at Oktoberfest in Helen Georgia
7 days 6ni. 10/16-10/22 Limited to 8 participants!$700p.p.d.o. Single
Supplement $250 3 dinners and 6 breakfasts and 2 shows besides Dollywood.
First
Day-Travel to Atlanta via Okeefonokee scenic route with a boat ride . Check into La Quinta motel near the
Alpharetta Mall. Second day- A visit to
the High Museum of Art with traveling exhibits of Leonardi Davinci’s restored
Bronze figures shown in the United States for the first time and a 42 foot
Monet painting that inspires a sense of serenity, meditation and the infinite.
Third day- A stop at Helen, Georgia Festhalle
Oktoberfest. Here you will have an
opportunity to experience Oktoberfest for the day on route to the smokies
without overnighting in the crowded
area. Festehalle Oktoberfest in Helen. Helen is a picturesque alpine village whose beauty intensifies in
the autumn, with color splashed mountains set off by beautiful azure skies.
During the day travelers enjoy the mountain scenery or browse through shops. In
the evening, people gather at the festhalle, which is within walking distance
of most of the town's hotels.
Features of the Smoky Mountains
Days 4 and 5 and 6 (3 Nights in Pigeon
Forge)
Two
great shows in Pigeon Forge including the Miracle and Country Clogging at the
show of the year, Country Tonite. Meal
at Applewood old fashioned Mountain Restaurant
on route to the Great Smokies National Park which includes a visit to
the Cherokee Indian Village and an opportunity to have one foot in two
different states plus walk a few feet of the Appalachian trail near the spot
where Roosevelt dedicated the park.
Dinner at the Old Sugar Mill Restaurant for Southern home cooking in
another great mountain setting. An included
meal at the Blue Willow in Social Circle
consistently top rated by Southern Living. This southern gem of a restaurant
includes a village of Southern delicacies and crafts in a beautiful atmosphere.
A visit to world famous Dollywood theme park which replicas an old mining town,
mock train robbery and many wonderful country shows on the beautiful premises.
A visit to Asheville, Hendersonville and Lake Lure. Day 7 return home
Leave
Walmart Viera Murphy’s Gas Station 8am Leave Satellite Beach 8:30am and MI
Clarion at 9am Deposit: $100 per person and full balance due 9/17.
Saturday, October 24, Mount
Dora Crafts Fair
Spend the day browsing what
has become one of Central Florida’s premier street fairs or take a tour with me
for no additional cost to the surrounding areas of Tavares, Howey in the Hills
and the Yalaha Bakery and still have plenty of browsing time.
members $35 guests $40 Leave 8:15 a.m. Suntree 8:30AM Satellite Beach Recreation Center
9: a.m. Cocoa Beach Country Club
Return 6 pm-6:30pm
25th Annual Craft Fair
Description: This nationally ranked juried event continues to attract over
250,000 visitors and over 350 of the best crafters in the country.
Sunday, October 25, Halloween
Season in Cassadega and Deland
Cassadega is a community of Spiritualists which has an over 100 year old
history, beautiful tranquil scenery, the old Cassadega Hotel with Room Spirits
and not the kind you drink, readers, fortunes and more... On Sunday a church service is open to the
public with lovely hymns and an enlightening service. Also, on Sunday an open reading session is
viewable at no charge where spiritualists and those studying the art will
choose participants in the audience to communicate with and relay messages and
feelings from those no longer with us in the flesh. The Bookstores are well stocked with new
age and meditative items and books. On
the return trip you will get a driving tour through the cobblestone streets of
quaint Deland and the beauty of the Stetson University one of Florida’s
oldest. Leave Suntree 7:30 AM SB 7:45
AM and MI 8:15 AM Return 5:30 to 6:30 PM Members $35 Guests $40
Daytona Beach Boat Ride,
Southeast Museum of Photography and Daytona USA Speedway Museum, IMAX and
Raceway.
A tiny boat line cruises from
Beach Street near the Chocolate Factory in Daytona and the Museum of
Photography is located inside of the Daytona College. The Giant Speedway has
its’ own official museum of NASCAR.
Members $70 Guests $75 includes admissions,transportation, tour and boat
ride.
Leave Suntree 9:30am SB
9:45am and CB 10:15am returning in the late afternoon.
February/March 2010
Hamlet and Much ado about Nothing at the Shakespeare Theater in Orlando.
Occasionally they will perform also in the Lake Eola Amphitheater.
March 27-April 3
Washington DC Cherry Blossom Time and the Terra Cotta Soldiers from
China!
April 17,
2010 Cruise to Bermuda from Florida on the elegant new MSC Poesia
Includes
transportation to and from Brevard County to Fort Lauderdale’s Port Everglades!
Refundable
$100 per person early booking deposit will insure best choice of accommodations
and $50 per person bonus shipboard credit. See separate flyer for details
RESERVATION FORM
Please place your reservations and make checks payable to Florida Greeters,
Inc. and mail to:
6300 North Wickham
Road, # 130-222 Melbourne, FL 32940
phone (321) 259-6300
fax: 321-259-5776 Internet: www.dayawaytravelclub.com
E-mail: dayawaytravel@aol.com Toll free Nationwide: 1-866-600-AWAY (2929)
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Rates Includes:
Transportation aboard air-conditioned Motorcoach or Van according to
group size, port taxes, admissions,
tour guide, & gratuities.
Cancellations: Full refund until one
month prior to departure. $10 charge up
until two weeks prior to departure. No
refund for unused portions or cancellations received within two weeks prior to
departure unless a substitution is made. Separate Conditions apply to Multi Day
Trips according to trip flyer or brochure.
All prices and itineraries are subject to change based upon
availability.