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including the Florida Gators have a massive following. Gators are the University of Florida side and play their home matches on the campus at Gainesville, regularly getting 90,000 spectators. Florida boasts two Major League Baseball
teams, Miami Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays. The MLB season runs from early April until the end of September followed by the World Series. Miami Heat and Orlando Magic are Florida’s two representatives in the National Basketball Association. Magic is the only team in the ‘big four’ sports to play in Orlando. The basketball season starts in October and ends around the middle of June. The state has two ice hockey teams in the
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National Hockey League, also from October to June. Have a great night out to see Florida Panthers, based in Sunrise north of Miami, and Tampa Bay Lightning, known locally as the Bolts! For speed fans, Daytona is the name to
remember in Florida. Not only will the whole family love the Daytona Beach area, but Daytona International Speedway is a mecca for speed sports. It is the headquarters for NASCAR and home to the world-famous Daytona 500 and other rip-roaring action. Florida is a hotspot of sporting activities for all the family to take part in. If you enjoy diving or snorkelling you’ll be spoilt for choice. For example, there are two world-class sites on either side of Orlando. To the south-east are the warm waters of West Palm and Boynton Beaches, home to turtles, barracuda and beautiful corals. To the north-west, Alexander Springs in the Ocala National Forest is a snorkeller’s paradise in the cool, clear fresh waters. Florida Keys is famous around the world for its diving for every level. Key Largo and Key West are just two of the many centres attracting sea-loving adventurers. There’s even an underwater hotel in Key Largo! You may want the occasional adrenalin rush
so strap in for the James Bond-style water- powered Jet Pack Experience in Key West – the first of its kind for visitors to America. If all this excitement is too much, how about a leisurely day with a rod in the fishing capital
of the world. The time of year dictates the best places to fish. You can catch the tasty sheepshead off bridges and piers and King Mackerel migrate up both coasts in March and April. There are hundreds of sea charters available to catch the ‘big one’. While we’re highlighting watersports, kayaking and canoeing are hugely popular activities in Florida. You could go island-
hopping around the Florida Keys and kayaking in the Everglades is world-renowned for its scenery and seclusion. With so much coastline,
it follows that sailing is a favourite pastime and
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