Surf Contest

This weekend is the big Landshark Pro 2010 Surf Contest in New Smyrna Beach, Florida!!

The Junior Pro is for those 19 years and under, as well as the Landshark Pro with a minimum $20,000 purse for all Pro Am Surfers.


Enter a raffle to win a Pure Island Longboard!! See their website for details.

During the 5-day event, there will be plenty of live music, autograph sessions, and fashion shows! A real Beach Festival!!


Hope to see you there!

Martha
Night Swan Intracoastal B&B

Space Shuttle Launch

Space Shuttle Discovery launched successfully on Monday morning, April 5, at 6:21am. There were about 20 Bed & Breakfast Guests on our 160-ft, 2-story dock for the exciting lift-off of STS-131! It was beautiful to see the morning sun on the contrail of the Space Shuttle. It seemed to last forever......

There was an extra-wide glow behind the orbiter after the boosters separated, 2 minutes into the launch. An engineer on our dock described it as the sun reflecting off the sonic waves! I had never seen that before! The sky was gorgeous, and kept getting brighter by the minute.

A guest mentioned that they explained where we could see the Space Station in the sky just prior to the launch. I was busy preparing for 7am breakfast and did not know to be out there looking. Dusk and dawn are the best times to see the Space Station in the sky, as I understand.

Martha
Night Swan Intracoastal B&B

Concert

Come to the FREE Concert in Hawks Park Recreation Complex - Located at 1108 S. Ridgewood Avenue, by the Southeast Volusia YMCA.

Saturday, April 17 -- 11am - 5pm

Enjoy a full day of music in the Park, and support the New Smyrna Beach High School Band with their efforts to purchase new uniforms for the 2010 Marching Season.

In addition to performances by the New Smyrna Beach High School Band, other acts such as:

Chris Via
The Beu Sisters
Thom Chambers
Mark Hodgson & Karen Clancy
Marc Monteson Quartet " Sounds of Sinatra ''
The Payne Brothers
All Together Different
Justin Watson
Dimestore Aviator Report

There will be activities for the kids too! Bring everyone!

For more information, e-mail us (info@NightSwan.com).

Space Shuttle

The launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-131) is now scheduled for Monday, April 5, which is the morning after Easter. The launch time is 6:27am! a beautiful time to watch Discovery from our 160-ft, 2-story dock on the Intracoastal Waterway in Historic New Smyrna Beach! Sunrise will be about 7am!! You can watch the Space Shuttle come from the south, and drop the boosters just north of us, off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida. After the first 2 minutes, the windows rattle and you remember that it is not an earthquake, as the vibration from the launch reaches New Smyrna Beach, about 30 miles away!

Space Shuttle Discovery will carry a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module filled with science racks that will be transferred to laboratories of the International Space Station.

My husband and I enjoyed working at the Kennedy Space Center, prior to our Bed & Breakfast careers, and we can share information with you that is not detailed on the Visitor Center Tours.

VALENTINES DAY in NEW SMYRNA BEACH

Pretend it is your honeymoon celebration for Valentine's Day!!

Stay 3 nights at the Night Swan Intracoastal Bed & Breakfast, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and receive a complimentary bottle of wine to celebrate!

Enjoy a king bed with an extra-large whirlpool tub and shower in the private bath, or a direct view of the Intracoastal Waterway! or BOTH!!

Stay 2 nights at the Night Swan Intracoastal Bed & Breakfast, and receive 2 complimentary desserts!

Let us know if we can help you with Valentine Flowers.........

Cooking Class in New Smyrna Beach

Simple&Fresh Cooking School will be featured at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, in New Smyrna Beach, on February 5,6,7. There will be 3 instructors from Italy, a wine tasting, a Venetian Glass Making Demonstration, jazz music, and beach time!!

Everyone will receive a copy of the new Simple&Fresh Cookbook, and a commemorative Simple&Fresh apron. Lunch and Dinner will be prepared by the students.

Accommodations are available at the Atlantic Center as well as the Night Swan Intracoastal B&B.

Check out the websites and make your plans............www.simpleandfresh.net - www.nightswan.com.

New Dates for Annual Balloon Festival in New Smyrna Beach

Plan to attend the Annual Seaside Balloon Fest, in New Smyrna Beach, May 21, 22, 23, at the New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport, the north end of town on U.S. #1. FREE Admission, Entertainment, Interactive Events, Food, and Demonstrations!

Stay at the Night Swan Intracoastal B&B, special rates available!

I took this photo last year with my iPhone! You can do it too!