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Jetset Holidays offers seven nights’ bed and breakfast in Panama City Beach from £811 per person, based on two adults and two children sharing a Studio Suite at the Embassy Suites by Hilton. The price includes flights from Heathrow for departures in December.
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FROM LEFT: Writer Cathy Toogood (far right) with fam trip group planting sea oats; SkyWheel, Panama City Beach PICTURE: Visit Panama City Beach
up the sand with our hands to dig holes for the sea oat plants. Organiser Steve Bailey from
Visit Panama City Beach tells me that as well as protecting the dunes, sea oats are mini wildlife sanctuaries for endangered beach mice and turtles, and their seeds provide food for birds. They are so important to Florida that it is illegal to pick, cut or remove them.
“I’ve seen the devastation from
storms first-hand,” says Steve. “There’s no doubt that this will definitely make a difference. We’ve covered at least 50% of the dunes so far through this project.” Watching the sun go down
from Schooner’s beach club after dinner and a spicy margarita, I try to capture the beauty of Panama City Beach’s sands in a photograph.
The orange setting sun is reflected on the water with the silhouettes of pelicans swooping by and a boy surfing on the waves. As I snap my final shot, the sun disappears, Schooner’s fires a cannon to ring in the start of the evening’s festivities and everyone cheers. It’s a fitting way to celebrate the end of another beautiful day in this special setting.
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Ocean Holidays’ 11-night North Central Florida fly-drive round trip from Tampa features two nights at Panama City Beach’s Splash Resort. Prices start at £1,679 including room-only accommodation, American Airlines flights from Gatwick, car hire and listed activities such as a catamaran snorkelling and dolphin-watching tour.
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