FunSized Living

Prior to moving to Tampa, I really wasn't aware of manatees. Sure, I saw them at an aquarium once. But living in the Northeast, manatees were not spoken about often. So I'm sure you can understand my surprise when I started to hear about excursions where you could swim with manatees or visit a manatee viewing center. So being the FunSized Frolicker that I am, I had to go exploring and see what these manatees were all about. So here's what I did... Let's talk swimming with manatees first! For this excursion, I booked it through TripShock , which is how I find a lot of my excursions, especially here in Florida! I did this with Crystal River Watersports which is a little over an hour north of Tampa. Prepare to get up bright and early for this excursion because the earlier you get up, the better chance you have to see the manatees. For this 3 hour tour, you are brought out to Kings Bay, where the local guides know the "hot spots" to find the manatees. Throughout t

The month of looooveee is here so there is plenty to love about these upcoming events happening around Tampa Bay this month! First things first, be sure to watch  February's FunSized Five  video! Let's kick things off with two different events happening on February 11th! You'll want to start your day at the Tampa Bay Chocolate Festival happening at Gulf View Square in New Port Richey. This is the 10th year for this festival and it's going to be the Sweet & Spicy Edition, so all the vendors will be sticking to this theme but can add some heat as well. It's a free event where you can pay for the treats you wish to enjoy. There'll be live music with plenty of fun to be had, while you enjoy your sweet treats from 11am to 7pm .  Once you are filled up from treats at the Chocolate Festival, you'll want to head down to Ybor where the Knight Parade is starting at 7pm . The Knights of Sant'Yago will lead more than 100 Tampa Organizations down 7th Avenue in