SEA TURTLES IN FLORIDA! 🌊💗🐢 Sebastian Inlet State Park
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- Sebastian Inlet State Park on Florida’s east coast has been on our adventure list for years! In this episode, we score an amazing waterfront camping spot at the Sebastian Inlet campground and explore the clear, warm waters of the Sebastian Inlet cove on our SUP (inflatable paddle board).
Sebastian Inlet has some of the best bird, dolphin and sea turtle viewing along the clear, beautiful waters that connects the ocean to the river. To top off this amazing adventure, we even get an extended, rare visit by a curious sea turtle. Enjoy the show!🔔 SUBSCRIBE for more adventures!
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SEA TURTLES IN FLORIDA! 🌊💗🐢 Sebastian Inlet State Park
Recorded: April 2023
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That turtle was awesome!
We were so happy to have such a wonderful visit from nature! 💓
After watching about 10 of your videos, it just came to me that you guys are plant based.. LUV IT! ❤ Along with your adventures. You are supplying me with a lot of ideas for explorations with me being a cyclist, a vegan myself and a newly paddler/kayaker (not so much a camper yet) 😊! Maybe if I keep watching your vids, I may do a camping adventure! 👊👍
Yay!! Awesome! It's nice to meet you! 🥰 We now have our little bikes, so we probably won't be cycling far, but we definitely like to use them whenever we can. If you like the outdoors, you shou definitely try tent camping! 😄 Maybe we'll run into you out there. If you ever see us, please say hi! ❤️
Thanks for your video. Sebastian can be one of the most dangerous inlets in Florida. I'm glad you got it on a calm, beautiful day. That current can get swift.
Thanks for watching! It was actually pretty windy, so decided to stay close to shore and in the cove area. The main inlet part looks tricky with the current and full of fast boaters too!
What a fun adventure! I loved seeing all of the sea life! Can't wait for the next adventure. Safe travels.
Thank you! As you know it's our favorite part 😄
Thank you for sharing another adventure. I get a little nostalgia because I have been to almost all the Fl state parks, but since Hurricane Ian took my RV, I haven’t been able to camp like I use to. This is one of the reasons I appreciate so much your kindness in taking me everywhere with your videos. Keep them coming!
Oh my goodness, we can't believe you lost your RV in the hurricane! That's terrible. We're so sorry. Are you on the West coast of Florida? The West side got hit so hard. 😔 Hang in there. I'm sure if you dream of the RV Life, then you'll make it happen again! Thanks so much watching. It is our pleasure to share our adventures with you! 💗
Yes. I live in Cape Coral ☹️. It’s ok, I only lost replaceable things. Other people weren’t so lucky so I can’t complain. In the meantime I like to watch your videos until it is the right moment to start my RV life again. Once again, thank you for all you do and God bless.
Thanks for showing Sebastian inlet. I love the 2 of you. Great job on the video. I need to figure out how to make videos with how you 2do it. Sebastian in a couple months will be my perm. res. home.
Aww, thank you! Wow, fantastic to hear you'll be living in such a beautiful place. Congrats! 😄🥰
Thanks for sharing another wonderful video like always, Sebastian Inlet is one of my favorite places, I love it and mostly because of the wildlife 🐦👌🤗
Thanks so much! 💗 The wildlife here was the best! Glad you enjoy it too!
We just got back from Venice for a couple of days took me there for Father's Day it was wonderful anywho we live in Stewart so we go to Sebastian all the time we're happy you had a chance to go there🎉
That's so cool you were just there! It's wonderful that you live near such a beautiful place. And Happy Father's Day!
Yesssssss!!!! My favorite place
Nice! It's just so beautiful! There were lots of fisherman on the pier too.
You guys are the best! I lost my wife before I got into the van life. I have been living the “what could have been” thru you two. I have to go get more tissues.
Wow, we are in tears reading your comment. Thank you so much for sharing your story. You remind us that it is important to not take beautiful moments for granted, to live life to the fullest ever day, and to make dreams a reality! Thank you 💓
@@PSAdventures Thanks for your reply. I really appreciate how you present your reports. Very homey and informative. I live in Florida and have been getting my feet wet going to local sites. I made a reservation to Sebastian Inlet campground in late July.
That's fantastic to hear you got a reservation! How was your trip? 😄
Y’all are making me want to come to Florida and camp!!
Hey Jerrod! Hope you're doing well! This Inlet was pretty awesome. It's just so hot right now! 😅Lucky for you, you're so close to the Florida panhandle. Have you been? We were thinking of you when we went recently. Videos coming soon! 😄
I like your adventures
Thank you so much! 💗
The fish was a snook, cool footage
Nice! We're impressed that you could tell what it was in that slightly cloudy water! 😄
@@PSAdventures the yellow tail was the giveaway
Omg! ❤
Morning coffee outside and watching your videos is the best way to start my Sunday!!
What an amazing site to watch the sea turtle playing with you guys. I almost started tears of joy!!
Thank you!!!❤️
Hi Susan! We can just picture you having your morning coffee and getting into an adventure. Thanks so much for your continued love and support for us and the channel! 💓 It was a beautiful moment and we're so happy to have captured it on camera! 😄
Beautiful place! If I’m ever in that area, then I need to check it off. Nice campsite ⛺️
Yes! It was an A-mazing campsite. We will go back there for sure. 😄 When you go, we hope you see some beautiful wildlife! The one thing we kept trying to capture was the huge jumping sting rays! Whoa. 😅
Lived here all my life, love the inlet... When tide is coming in, the river is awesome to be in... Cool video guys thanks!!! 😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thank you for the love! You live in a beautiful place. 💓 That's the trick - when the tide comes in! Also, it was a bit windy when we visited, but an only imagine how the clear the water must be when it's a calm day. 😄
Do you remember when the Inlet was Free and open to all?
Sarah and Paul, I just wanted to tell you I love your videos you two are great together and based on your stay in Silver Springs I'm actually going there in a couple weeks. I know you said you're headed to Fort clinch that is an amazing place. I was there 3 weeks ago. Anyway I'm hitting a lot of the Florida state parks myself so hopefully we'll meet up one day in a Florida State Park. I'm currently in Nashville Tennessee, heading tomorrow to Rickwood Caverns State Park in warrior Alabama. I'm back in FL by the end of the week. Be hitting Hillsborough River Silver SP, Springs and a couple others. On my way back to Ft Myers. I am a solo camper in my Travato having a great time trying to tour the country.
Anyway, keep up the good work, and keep smiling again, you two are great together. Best wishes and happy camping!
Thank you!! We would have "hearted" your beautiful comment multiple times!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Wow, you'll be in Silver Springs soon? That's just so fun. Hope you get to see the monkeys! This summer we visited family in Chattanooga Tennessee and then adventured around Florida. After Fort Clinch, we're happy to share with you our adventures in the Florida panhandle. That was just breathtakingly beautiful! We are so happy to hear from you about your travels and we sure hope we run into you soon. Fun travels to you! 😄
You're making me miss Florida!!!! What a great view! You guys always get to see so many animals! Lucky!! That turtle encounter was great.
Come visit! 😄 We are always on the lookout for beautiful wildlife to observe. It's just magical! And we'll never forget our curious special turtle! 💓
The manatees come into the swim area often. It is crazy to be in waist deep water and have manatees come up next to you. They can be very curious They are a protected species. It is illegal and super rude to touch or chase them like they were letting those kids do.
We couldn't agree more! Manatees are so peaceful in the waters and deserve to have their space. ❤️
Thank you so much! I learned about Sebastian Inlet State Park because of this video! I was just there this past week while vacationing in Vero and we had the best day there!!
Yay! We're so happy you had a great time!! Absolutely stunning area. ❤️
So relaxing... I am enjoying your film footage of the inlet...i especially love how you are about animals....just lovely the two of you together.....i will suggest PS Adventures to my guest in Kissimmee....now watching Silver Springs....just subscribed....love del !!!
Thank you so much for the love Del! 💓 We're so happy you're enjoying our videos! Sebastian Inlet is definitely a favorite of ours. So many animals to see. We're happy you found us! 😊
Howdy from Sebastian Flarda 😄
Hi there! What a wonderful area!
@@PSAdventures , yep! Quit telling everyone 🤣
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This is one of my Family’s favorite spots in Florida. if my husband could live anywhere in Florida, it would be there. One time, while fishing up on the bridge, we saw a sea turtle come through the cut. It was amazing!
That's so beautiful! If you saw the turtle while fishing, it must have been pretty big! ❤️
I've seen groups of large Manta Rays working the inlet Decades ago. A sight to behold.
i like turtles
We love turtles too! Sea turtles are especially amazing to see in person. So graceful 💗
remember that utube video?
72 million veiws now!
Now we get it! 🤣🤣🤣
I live near Sebastian. There is another campground near Sebastian Inlet if that campground is full. It is Long Point Park Campground which is on the river side. Most of the camp sites are on the water and Long Point Park is a state park campground too. FYI. Sebastian Inlet is the Bull Shark capital of the world where they come into the river to give birth to their pups. Jeremy Wade did a TV show about the Bull Sharks in the inlet where you are. Be careful 🦈
Oh my goodness! That is so interesting! We'll have to look for that show. Sharks are so fascinating!! The boat traffic in that inlet kept us from wandering too far out anyway. Thanks for mentioning Long Point Park! Last we checked, we thought it was a county park and was a little more expensive to camp than the state park, but what a great thing to have multiple camping options in such a beautiful area! ❤️
@@PSAdventures You are right about Long Pont being a county park. I stayed there last April and thought it was a state park. LOL. Either way it is a nice option if Sebastian is full. HAPPY TRAVELS. 🤩
Absolutely! It looks like a great option too, with lots of waterfront campsites. 🏕️🌊
I just subscribed to your channel that my cousin told me about. You met her today at Marshall's. She was your cashier. I live in Crossville 45 minutes from Sparta where you saw the Waterfall. My husband and I watched it and are going this week to see Burgess falls. We have never been.
Hi! Nice to meet you! Thank you for watching and subscribing. 💓 We hope you like our adventures! We enjoyed meeting Lisa today. So cool. Enjoy your trip to Burgess falls! 😄
Fishing is amazing been going here for 5 years now it’s the real Florida
That's awesome Skylar! We saw tons of fishermen when we were there catching a lot of fish. It's such a cool spot! 😊
Nice video.
Thanks so much! 😄
What an incredible spot this is, another site i will add to my list when I move to Jax... also love the way you both show your respect and love to each location and each other!!!!!!
Thank you! We're so thankful to be able to share these adventures with you all! 🥰
Florida state park pass is only $125 a year for a family. I think you can have up to six maybe eight people in your vehicle. My family and I have been to many state parks with the pass. And Sebastian is definitely on the list. The only ones that aren’t are down by Crystal River and a few other places.
It's a great deal! ❤️❤️❤️
Squirrel! I mean, dolphin. Paul, I will send this to my wife. If I send the gator/monkey video, she will never come with me on the water.
Either way, I’m going to explore my state. I hope I can be as nice and easy when I see a motor boat in a Spring.😢
Aww, well then definitely- squirrel! 🤣 Definitely send this video then. At least we didn't see any gators at Sebastian. 😂 Where to next?? Happy adventuring!!
Hi Guys!! Another fun adventure! Your Chanel is by far my favorite!! You both inspire me to eat better.. I get hungry watching you eat...lol... Do you have an actual home or do you live in the van?? Also.. What was Sara eating?
Aww! Thank you so much for the love!! 💗 Ha! We love to eat yummy healthy food! But sometimes we have our guilty pleasures. I think the part you're asking about is when Sarah grabbed the chips at sunset. Busted! 😂 Also, we're not full time van lifing just yet. For now, we head out in the van for up to a few weeks at a time, exploring places along the way. We love our van life adventures so much! 😄
@@PSAdventures Thank you for the reply!! I can't wait for your next adventure! I wish I could eat as healthy as you both!!
Thanks so much for watching! We always get excited to post the next episode. At lunch today, we were actually just talking about the foods we eat and about how we choose what we eat by the way it makes us feel. We love to feel great after our meals so we can keep adventuring!
I have seen several huge turtles lately near where I live and I have no idea how they have gotten here!
This is one of my very favorite of all of your adventures! This is definitely now on my bucket list of places I must go!
Watching your wonderful simple pasta dish it made me think of two of my favorite recipes: I make cannellini bean pasta regularly with the beans, onion, carrot, zucchini, yellow squash, shiitake mushrooms, parsley, garlic, salt & pepper - delicious! Another favorite recipe is a 'gentle shepherd's pie", a lentil and potato pie with vegan butter and almond milk for the potatoes with lots of cinnamon and black pepper along with bay leaves and garlic in the boiled lentils. It is beyond delicious! (:
wtf? SWAM MAYBE?
Hi Freeman! Hope you are doing well! We're so happy you loved this adventure. Sebastian Inlet is quite beautiful, and the water must be even more clear when it's not so windy. Reading about your favorite recipes makes us hungry! Sounds delicious. We're big fans of shepherd's pie, although not sure we've ever made it. We'll have to try it out! 💗
Great vid I liked and subed. I am a Florida fisherman and a funny story for you those dolphins you love so much follow us fishermen around and steal not only the fish on our line like a surgeon just below the hook but if we do manage to get the fish in the boat for a picture your buddy will stick around knowing we will throw it back and he can still get it and that's why they are so big and fat
That's so cool! I'm sure they're pretty good thieves of fish. Haha! They always seem so curious when we've seen them especially when they're chasing the boat! Thanks for sharing! 🐬
It looks nice, but Matanzas Inlet at the bottom of Anastasia Island is very similar, maybe not as many turtles. I am closer to Matanzas Inlet, so that is our favorite inlet from here in little Fort White population 500.
Ooh, we loved Matanzas Inlet too! That's a nice inlet to be close to. 😄 We actually made a video about our boating adventure in Matanzas a few years ago. Was so fun! We haven't been back since we've heard there's a floating bar/restaurant out there. Looks like a little houseboat. Have you seen it?
Locals call the cove The Pool and on the weekends boaters hook up to what they refer to as Boat-Church.
That's awesome! Now we need to go back to "The Pool" and find where this "Boat-Church" is! 😄
Any surf shop will have a fin for your board
True! I'm sure that would have been the case. We are guilty of just ordering our replacement off of Amazon. We just had to do a little research about the exact size we needed, and now we're good to go on our next adventures (fin and all)! 😄
Two things they will not tell you.
1. The land was donated with the condition that Indian River county residents would never have to pay. As governments do, they told us to pack sand. The family took the state to court to get the land back due to breach of contract and lost ergo, we lost.
2. The sand trap only collects sand west of the bridge. When dredging is needed the trap is pumped out. I did volume comps of sand for a decade.
Wow, interesting! We are finding so many interesting stories across the state of how these state parks came to be! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 😊
Yeah that sucked, I fished and surfed that place
@@50yroldgrom I lived at the inlet from the time I was 15yo to the day they said I had to pay. I have never been back!
FYI an old lady in the Florida Keys told me if you take fabric softener and put it in a spray bottle and spray your screens the new Sims will not go through it
Interesting! Thanks so much for sharing the tip! 😄
Am based in Sebastian Inlet as well I go no where else to fish. My channel gets the most views there. Like your aerial views
Very nice! Every time we go there we always see a ton of people fishing and even more birds that are fishing so it must be good! Glad you enjoyed our video! 😊
I'm about 40 min north from there
That's awesome! What a beautiful area to live in!
Thank you for this video. This has been one of the places I have been wanting more information on. I have heard it is horribly crowded on weekends, what day of the week was this filmed? Just trying to figure out best time to plan a day trip (2 1/2 hour drive I think) without the huge crowds I have heard about and ability to find a parking spot.
Ok just rewatched and caught this time that you said it is a Thursday 😊
Yay! We're glad you found us and this video on Sebastian Inlet. 😄 We were at the park from Wednesday through Friday in the late spring. We imagine the summer when school is out may be busier on weekdays than usual. We got to the swimming cove between 8-9 am and there was almost no one there, but it was pretty busier by the afternoon. Enjoy!!
A hack for the bugs there is skin so soft by Avon...
Interesting! We've actually heard that before. I guess it could be worth a try! At least we have that bug netting on the van. 😂
Is the pedestrian walk open to the lagoon area or do you have to drive over
As far as we could tell, there wasn't an easy walkway under the bridge that would take you from one side of the inlet to the other. That would have been nice! If anyone knows differently, please let us know!
Love your videos, also need to know what kind are your black scrappy sandals..... so cute!
Thank you so much! So yeah, I love these sandals. I seriously wear them everywhere, from a restaurant, hiking, paddle boarding and in the camping showers. They're the CROCS brand so they're made of rubber. Here's a link to the varieties I like: amzn.to/47HL68T Enjoy! 😃
Sara ...... I found them! ...... searched the internet for a cou😢ple of weeks with no success. We went on vacation to Florida to experience the springs last week. Well wouldn't you know, right there in a shoe store, one left in my size 😂. Also Publix for a humas veggie sandwich and back to Michigan. Love watching you two..... ❤️
Omg! It was meant to be!! 😄🥳 Now to take them on adventures! They're the best. 🌞
Thats where i fish for snook
We saw lots of fishermen!
Hey Paul & Sarah Thank you for this video. This was very helpful information. New to the area and I'm looking for places to kayak. I wanted to ask if you can launch a kayak from the same spot for the day? It looks like a great spot to cool off for the day.
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Teresa
Welcome to the area and to our channel! We love adventuring in Florida so we hope you find our videos helpful. We absolutely love Sebastian Inlet. Pretty sure you could launch from the cove where we were swimming/paddling, but it would be more difficult to get the kayak to the water and also to navigate the inlet with the heavy boat traffic. Your best bet would be to launch from the boat ramp area on the riverside, which is located on the south side of the park. When you're in the park, you would drive past the campground to the boat launch. There's lots of easy access to the water there, and also convenient bathrooms. Happy adventuring to you! 😄
I live right near there but was never able to enjoy it because I am aware of all the people who died or lost limbs to infection with antibiotic resistant flesh eating bacteria that is often in the water at hazardous levels. Locals who know, time their visit to the incoming tide because the river is so heavily polluted. To avoid scaring off tourists, there are no warning signs. If you ask about vibrio at the hospital, they can tell you all about it.
😱 That's sounds a little scary! After Googling it looks like there are a handful of people in Florida that have died from that in a year which is still pretty rare but definitely something to be wary of. Thanks for sharing!
Is the camper a rental? Can You recommend a place to rent one? Going back to Florida in december and got inspired by your videos
Hi! This is our tiny home on wheels! We're based in Florida, so we currently travel mostly across the state. We previously rented a camper van in Florida through the RV Share website and it was a great experience. Funny thing is that we rented one last year to see if we really liked it enough to buy one, and we ended up buying the exact van that we rented! In case you're interested, this was our rental experience: th-cam.com/video/UahnjdD7aVI/w-d-xo.html. And if you want the whole story on our purchase of this van, here's our full van story: th-cam.com/video/_D-QpBzdGZE/w-d-xo.html. It's so exciting that you're considering experiencing this lifestyle on your next Florida visit. We wish you an exciting and wonderful adventure! 😄❤️
What type of board do you have? Does it hold air well?
Hey there! Thanks for asking. We ended up going with the ROC inflatable paddle board years ago and we've been happy with it. We bought it off of Amazon, so here's an easy link for you with all the different sizes and color variations: amzn.to/3BNxPwo We went with their 10' board to make sure it could hold both of us on there solidly. We love it and have never had a problem with it. Hope that helps! Happy adventuring! Oh, and in case you're interested, we also have a page on our website devoted to all of our favorite gear: psadventures.net/gear/ 😄✌️
My stompin grounds. Love y'all's channel, but gotta ask, why don't y'all eat any meat?
Meat is great protein for everything y'all do.
Keep up great videos!
Thanks so much for the question Keith! We actually haven't eaten meat in maybe 18 or so years. Mostly it makes us just feel better eating more whole foods plant-based like the people in the Blue Zones eat. We still on occasion have a tiny bit of fish which we think is fine. Everyone can eat whatever makes them feel the best and we're not saying it's the best for everyone. Of course after an adventure we still love things like pizza, ice cream, and fries but try to have a little healthier versions of the same thing. Whatever we eat has to taste good though and we love to cook most things ourselves! 🍕🍔🍨
Solar for an air conditioner maybe?
That would be a cool idea but after looking into it air conditioners take a TON of power to run. There are some good off-grid companies though that are working on some lower power 12 volt options though. We've seen some vans with tons of solar on top which definitely would help!
do you pay for camping spots?
Yes if we go overnight we'll definitely rent a campsite. The campsites are pretty amazing there right by the water! We'd go back anytime. 🌊
It's beautiful BUT Noseeums there is a huge problem!.. no matter what time of the year you go those mosquitos will get you.. I boat and fish there.. but I hate those noseeums..
I bet! That seems like it would be a big problem in the summertime especially around sunset. Do you have any tricks you do to make it not so bad? 🦟😮
Yes a big problem, I've tried it all but nothing works.. they get you at any time of the day.. even on small islands around Sebastian Inlet😮💨.. @@PSAdventures
Seriously! Little buggers! 😮
noseeums are wicked there, and kids will stand and jump off that poop rock
The poop rock! 🤣 The water current flows so quickly through there too!
i dont see any turtles
There are tons of them there! It's crazy how many come up for air on the shoreline.
Is there any camping in or around Sarasota ?
Thanks for the question Dana! Probably your best bet would be Myakka River State Park near Sarasota. There are some other smaller campgrounds but they're harder to get into. Myakka has a TON of alligators! We saw some big ones one a trip when we stopped to look at them on a bridge. We definitely wouldn't be paddleboarding there! 😮🐊