Nature wakes me up. Nature works me out. Nature entertains me. In my adventurous attempt to seek islands that offer the rewards and demands of living apart from creature comforts, I have gone too far — literally Thousands of miles from the nearest continent (a twelve-hour all night long flight only to find that I still have yet to board ANOTHER plane), the ruggedly gorgeous island of Kauai bobs in the Pacific Ocean. This is the oldest major Hawaiian island and the first landing by Captain James Cook when he stepped on Waimea Beach back in 1778. Here, unless you are a hermit and purposely make it a point to stay indoors, this Hawaiian paradise screams, “Go outside!!”

Kayak Tampa Bay with Lena Hunt of Celebritize You. This kayaking video was taken November 2010.

The Florida Keys is a diving paradise that isn’t too far from the Tampa Bay area. Not only are The Keys fabulous for diving, they are a great, inexpensive winter getaway with lots of variety. Surprising affordable! The Caribbean blue waters of the most southerly mainland United States offers 120 feet visibility and scuba divers from around [...]