Anna Maria Island

Free transportation on Anna Maria Island

Island Beach Monkeys – Free Rides on Anna Maria!

 WHAT?

Island Beach Monkeys is a free golf cart transportation service!  Drivers work off tips so they are greatly appreciated!  They currently have two golf carts: a 6 passenger and an 8 passenger.  You can recognize the carts by their thatched roofs and surf board logos.   

 WHERE?

Anna Maria Island!  Island Beach Monkeys will pick you up anywhere on the island!  

 WHEN? 

Open 10am to 3am 7 days a week!

 HOW TO CATCH A RIDE?

• Call 941-565-6542
• Flag them down like a taxi
• COMING SOON: “Tweet for a ride”  Soon drivers will have smart phones so you can tweet them for a ride @IslandBeachMonk

 ACCOMODATIONS

Can accommodate passengers using wheel chairs, walkers, canes, and crutches.  Drivers are happy assist passengers with boarding.  All of the carts are low to the ground making them easy to board.  

 

SPECIAL SERVICES

• Special Event Services: such as island festivals
• Wedding Services: a limo alternative
• Island Tours
• Designated Driver Services
• Errand and Shopping

To arrange future event services call 941-254-7875 If you wish to rent a golf cart on Anna Maria Island call 941-462-2719 or click www.Golfcartrentalsannamariaisland.com

 

Vacationing on Anna Maria Island

Anna Maria Island is a great Florida vacation destination. Seven miles of sand from tip to tip and made up of Anna Maria, Holmes Beach, and Bradenton Beach. This island has an old Florida feel and is a great place for those family vacations. The shops are quaint, restaraunts are good, and drinks are cold.  Rent a bike on Anna Maria Island, that's how laid back it is. You will find water sports ranging from kayaking to charting a fishing boat. There are piers to walk, a therater to visit and a museum for you to learn. The island is full of activity. You can create your own adventure at your own pace and have the best vacation ever! 

Bike Rental Anna Maria Island

Getting around Anna Maria Island can get crazy, especially now when vacationers are coming in masses to visit this beautiful Florida destination. Why not enjoy this old Florida Island by bicycle and live like a local? Rent a bike while vacationing on Anna Maria Island. The Island is only 7 miles long and is made up of Anna Maria, Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach. In each of these three cities there are restaurants, shops, and plenty of sand for you to enjoy and easily get to by bike. By jumping on your beach cruiser instead of in your car, you will also be doing something good for the environment and yourself! Fun and More Rentals is a local company that rents bikes (beach and baby equipment too) for your enjoyment and delivers for free where ever needed on the island. www.funandmorerentals.com Give us a call at 941-462-2719 

Top Ten Things To Do When Vacationing on Anna Maria Island

I love the family-oriented, quaint, old Florida feel of Anna Maria Island! All of these things listed can be done whether you are staying in Anna Maria, Holmes Beach or Bradenton Beach. Here is a top ten list of things I enjoy doing while visiting this Florida destination. 

# 1-Biking-I personally love getting the family out and about biking to explore different parts of the white sandy beach along Anna Maria Island.

#2-Ice cream-There are a few shops to choose from. My personal favorite is.....what am I saying?....They all are my favorite! Two Scoops, Dips, Holy Cow, Cafe on the Beach, Big Olaf Ice cream shop, Joe's Eats & Sweets, Tyler's (just over Cortez Bridge).........

#3-Kayaking-So much fun and the whole family can enjoy!! And go tandem, especially with your kids!

#4-Paddle Boarding-So fun and surprisingly not that hard!!

#5-Dining Out-Bike, drive, free trolley, golf cart, however you want to travel, and go enjoy a meal at some of Anna Maria Island's many restaraunts. 

#6-Shopping-I love looking at the unique and souvonir shops up and down the island!

#7-Bowling-AMF Bradenton Lanes located 4208 Cortez Rd. Bradenton, FL 34210 Bowling a game or two is always fun especially on those cloudy/rainy days!

#8-DeSoto National Memorial-8300 DeSoto Memorial Hwy Bradenton, FL 34209 I always see sea creatures while exploring here!

#9-Ellington Outlet Mall-5461 Factory Shops BLVD, Ellenington, FL 34222 It is about 30 minutes away but is a fun filled day of finding deals!!

#10-BEACH-I love hanging out at the beach all day. Dolphin sitings, sand castle building, picnicking, playing beach games, and just being never gets old!

Anna Maria Island update

Things are going great on Anna Maria.  The horrible BP oil spill never made our beach.   Our hearts goes out for all the other regions of the Gulf Coast that were effected.  From peoples livelyhoods to all the wildlife and toxic consequences for the environment.   As I go for my morning walks I pass over 30 turtle nests. I have included some pictures below so you know what they look like.    The nest should not be disturbed under any circumstanes as these baby turtle have a difficult time surviving already. 

I have also attached a wonderful picture of the beach from the air courtesy of Troy Morgan.  Mr Morgan's company is called photos from the air and he specializes in aireal photogrphay from an airplane or helicopter.

Life Is Good When You Live In Paradise!

Visit Anna Maria Island Once and
You're Sure to Come Back... Again, and Again...

Yes, that is today's tag line and we mean every word of it!

Living here on Anna Maria Island truly is like living in paradise because Anna Maria Island is a tropical island paradise like no other.

A bold statement you say?

Well, maybe.

But then if the Anna Maria Island vacation experiences section of the Anna Maria Island blog is any indication, it is a tag line that fits well with what vacationers are saying about their time on Anna Maria Island.

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Anna Maria Island With The World

Have you been to Anna Maria Island?

If so, would you like to share your Anna Maria Island experience?

Perhaps you live on the island and would like to contribute your craft and expertise on an Anna Maria Island topic of your own choosing.

We encourage you to do so. Its as easy as writing your article and submitting it to us.

Simply contact us directly and we will tell you how!

Had an Experience on Anna Maria Island You'd Like To Share?

Then Share It With Us,
So We Can Share It With The World...

Do you live on Anna Maria Island?

Do you love Anna Maria Island as much as we do?

If so, then take advantage of this opportunity to tell the world why. Write us an article and we will publish it on the Anna Maria Island blog.

Got a hobby or serious interest that somehow involves Anna Maria Island?

Are you a landscaper, gardener, fisherman, business person or authority on something you do on Anna Maria Island?

Have you vacationed on Anna Maria Island?

Maybe you would like to write an article about your Anna Maria Island vacation experience, or what its like growing up or living on the Florida Gulf coast... on beautiful Anna Maria Island.

Its entirely up to you what you submit, so long as its something you are passionate about, it would be of interest to others, and that its to do with Anna Maria Island. In other words, if you think you would like to write about something that would be of interest to readers of the Anna Maria Island Life blog, then by all means... write it and we'll publish it.

It just has to be appropriate and something our readers would find interesting.

Welcome to Anna Maria Island Life, a website and online portal to all the good things that are Anna Maria Island.

Blog and Information Portal

Anna Maria Island Life...

What is Anna Maria Island Life?

Anna Maria Island Life is a group of websites that provide information about life on Anna Maria Island, planning a wedding, local businesses and services, as well as information about things like where to stay, where to eat, what to see and do while on Anna Maria Island, organized events and entertainment, even local issues and news.

What is the Anna Maria Island Life Blog?

 

The Anna Maria Island Blog is the hub that ties these web properties together.

For anyone planning a vacation on Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key, Siesta Key, Lido Key or some other location close to Anna Maria Island, the Anna Maria Island Blog has a Vacation Equipment Rental and Supply category that may be of interest.

That's right, you can leave it all at home and just bring yourself!

Fun and More Beach, Bike and Baby Rentals, right here on beautiful Anna Maria Island... has everything you and your family need to enjoy your vacation of a life time!

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By becoming a Facebook member and joining our Anna Maria Island Facebook page you can stay connected with Anna Maria Island 24/7.

If you are a resident of AMI you can become a member and stay connected with friends.

If you are a business or service provider in the Anna Maria Island area, you too can become a member and stay better connected to the community you serve.

If you are planning a vacation to Anna Maria Island, then joining our Anna Maria Island Facebook puts in touch with other friends of Anna Maria Island.

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Vacation Accommodations

Planning a Trip To Anna Maria Island and Need a Place To Stay?

Just a reminder that if you are planning a vacation to Anna Maria Island we have lots of resources to help, right here at Anna Maria Island Life.

Where to Stay on Anna Maria Island

Where to stay while on Anna Maria Island is probably the first thing that comes to mind when planning your trip to paradise.

That is why we set up the Where to Stay on Anna Maria Island section of the Anna Maria Island Information and Business Directory.

Whether it be a hotel or motel you seek, a villa or bungalow on the beach, a luxury beach resort, bed and breakfast or a family vacation home...

Let our Where to Stay on Anna Maria Island Directory put you in touch with the vacation accommodation you need to enjoy your Anna Maria Island vacation to the fullest.

Anna Maria
Island Vacation Accommodations:

Browse our "Anna Maria Island Life" Directory of Places to Stay on and around Anna Maria Island.

• Vacation Rentals - Anna Maria Island vacation rental locations include Gulf of Mexico front homes on white sugar sand beaches, bay front units with views of the Intercostal waterway, canal homes, and condominium units with swimming pools and other great features.
• Island Bed and Breakfasts - Plan to spend your next vacation or romantic getaway on an Anna Maria Island beach while staying in a beach-side Bed and Breakfast.
• Island Resorts - Located directly on the Gulf of Mexico, on Anna Maria Island, Florida, a perfect tropical Island Getaway with miles of white sandy walking beaches and blue-green water.
• Hotels and Motels - Select your Anna Maria Island accommodations from the best Hotels and Motels the Gulf Coast has to offer.
• Villas and Bungalows - Enjoy your West Florida stay in the charm of an old time Mediterranean vacation bungalow, nestled by the Gulf of Mexico on Bradenton Beach, Anna Maria Island.

Be sure to take full advantage of what Anna Maria Island Life has to offer when planning your trip to paradise.