Just 20 miles off the coast of Venezuela’s north shore sits Margarita Island. It lures Caribbean travelers with its private beaches, pristine island views, and colorful wildlife, such as this macaw. I thought this photo would make a super Caribbean Photo Friday. Beautiful bird, beautiful color. (Photo from Arianna Arteaga, travel.NationalGeographic.com) Have a great weekend … [Read more...]
Talk Like A Pirate Day – AAAARRRR Ye Ready!
by RUMSHOPRYAN on September 19, 2010
Would it be weird if I told you "Talk Like a Pirate Day" is my favorite day of the year? Probably so. I get excited over the small things. I have already used some pirate lingo today. I asked my girl friend, "Arrrrrr you going to fix me some breakfast?" She didn't think that was too funny. Here is a little history I found from Wikipedia on this grand day. International Talk Like a Pirate … [Read more...]
Legend of the Cursed Rum – Part 1
by RUMSHOPRYAN on July 27, 2010
Fascinated by stories of pirates, rum and adventure? Then this is the story for you. The Sandy Slippper, Beach Outpost and myself teamed up and wrote a short story. We each wrote a part totally independent of the other two. We had no idea where the story was going or starting. An experiment if you will. The Legend of the Cursed Rum starts here. Read it if you … [Read more...]
Miami and Cape Coral Lost Treasure
by RUMSHOPRYAN on June 8, 2010
It's amazing how much lost and buried treasure there is in the state of Florida. I have read story after story about how 300 years ago some pirate or smuggler had buried the loot and then died. Losing the location of the treasure to the sands of time. Some has been found, the majority has not. Finding some would be a grand adventure wouldn't it? Go get it. 2 Lost Treasure Stories • A man lived … [Read more...]
4 Stories of Buried Treasure in Key West, Everglades and More.
by RUMSHOPRYAN on June 1, 2010
I love how some of these stories are told with enough detail that they give you hope that you could find the loot. Digging for gold and silver would be fun for about an hour, after that I'd be looking for some shade and a margarita. Florida is hot! Enjoy the stories from Treasurelore.com. 4 Florida Buried Treasure Stories • Eight barrels of English coins amounting to $100,000 were buried near … [Read more...]
6 Lost Treasures Never Found in Florida
by RUMSHOPRYAN on May 25, 2010
Yes, it's Treasure Tuesday again. That means a few stories of buried treasure that's never been found. I wonder just how much gold and other loot is really out there. I saw a guy in the water with a metal detector this weekend. I couldn't help but watch to see if he came up with some 300 year old Spanish gold. He came up empty this time, but maybe some day. The treasure is out there, it just … [Read more...]
5 Florida Pirate Treasure Storys, Go Get It!
by RUMSHOPRYAN on May 18, 2010
[ad#Google Adsense-1] I think we all fantasize about digging under a forgotten palm tree and striking a solid object with our sandy shovel. Running our fingers through the 250 year old Spanish gold coins, then tossing them into the air and have them rain down on us as yell out in pure excitement. You dream about that right, or is it just me? Could be my run away imagination again. O'well. Here … [Read more...]
5 Stories of Buried Pirate Loot
by RUMSHOPRYAN on May 4, 2010
I'm not sure why pirates are celebrated so much in modern times. After all they murdered and stole for living. We don't idolize those turkeys off the coast of Somalia do we? No. For whatever reason the idea of pirates sailing the seas has been romanticized. Maybe it's the the freedom. Maybe it's the adventure. Maybe it's the quest for treasure. My vote is for all three. Here are 5 pirate … [Read more...]
Gold and Silver waiting to be found in Northwest Florida
by RUMSHOPRYAN on April 27, 2010
Here are a couple more buried treasure stories for you. Those pirates really didn't take good care of their loot did they. Do you guys like the pirate and treasure stories I post once a week? Let me know. If they're boring, I'll post something else. • Steinhatchee River... Three Civil War treasures are buried along the Steinhatchee River, which empties into Dead Man Bay in Taylor County. A … [Read more...]
3 Pirate Treasures Never Found off the West Coast of Florida
by RUMSHOPRYAN on April 20, 2010
The following characters are no Captain Jack Sparrow, they are the real deal. Taking Spanish treasure by force and hiding it in the sand for later use. Turns out they have to ditch the booty or get killed before they can bask in their spoils. Their lose, our gain! • Calico Jack Rackham was another buccaneer who sailed the waters off Florida. Headquartering first in Cuba, he moved to the West … [Read more...]
