Newsletter Summer/Fall 2015
July 4, 2015 in Venture Out This year July 4th was made extra special for us here in Venture Out and especially for us here at Venture Out Vacations. This is a Flag that Alex Forrest gave to his parents Mark and Terry Forrest (owners of Venture Out Vacations) after returning from his tour of duty in Afghanistan, it was flown over the base there in Kandahar. This is the first time it was flown over US soil. The golf cart parade, water slide, ice cream social and cook out were tons of fun. Venture Out Vacations sponsored live Music at the beach pool and there was live music at the cook out as well. Venture Out is the Place to be for the fourth of July!
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Travel Tips
Thunder Beach Autumn Rally Oct 21-25 2015 Stay 3 or more nights and get one night free. Venture Out is a great place for bikers looking to stay on the quiet end of the beach. Bring your family and let the kids enjoy the pool and beach while you are at the Rally Events.
1) When you are on your way to the resort you may want to make a pit stop for the little ones before you get here. There are not any public restrooms in the resort office. With so many people getting here at the same time there is sometimes a line and it could take you a few minutes to get registered. There are bath houses in the resort but to be safe you may want to make a stop before you get here. 2) Once you get here make sure you have a debit or credit card for security purposes and bring in your tag number. The resort requires both of these things to get your registered. 3) Once you register with the Venture Out office to get your car passes you will need to come to our office in the same building to sign a registration card with us and get your keys or to see if your unit is ready. Even if you have paid for your stay in full we need to see you before you go on back to your unit.
Do you have a favorite Travel Tip? Email me and I will add it to the next newsletter. rika@ventureoutvacations.com
Featured Recipe PCB Shrimp Pasta Venture Out Vacations is an ofďŹ cial lodging partner of this years
Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam.
We are offering great property/ticket packages just for this great annual event!
Labor Day Weekend 2015
Star Package: 3 nights in one of the following properties plus 2 Preferred Lodging Tickets (valued at $329 each) $727.00 With 4 tickets: $1127 Units available for this package: 184, 194, 321, 560, 656, 658
Idol Package: 3 nights in one of the following properties plus 4 Preferred Lodging Tickets (valued at $329 each) $1247.00 With 6 tickets: $1647.00 Units available for this package: 15, 34, 163, 274, 367
Platinum Package: 3 nights in one of the following properties plus 4 Preferred Lodging Tickets (valued at $329 each) $1427.00 With 6 tickets: $1827.00 Units available for this package: 171, 297, 303, 332, 402, 464, 474
Additional tickets may be added to any package, with a maximum of 6 per property. Call us today for all the details.
2 lbs of peeled and de veined fresh gulf shrimp Your favorite pasta, I prefer Penne 1 red bell pepper diced 1 green bell pepper diced 1 half large white onion cut in small slivers 1/4 ts oregano 1/4 ts basil 1ts minced garlic salt and pepper to taste olive oil heat on medium the olive oil in skillet enough to coat the bottom) Saute the peppers, onion and spices until tender, add garlic and the shrimp, continue to saute until the shrimp is pink and opaque, about 2 minutes. Serve over cooked pasta. serves 4
Fall Events in Panama City Beach Labor Day Weekend September 4-6 Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam Frank Brown Park Click here to see our Lodging and Preferred Ticket packages September 14-19 Schooners Lobster Festival Schooners The biggest 7 day lobster festival in Florida, Sand Sculpture contest, Lobster Dinners, Live Music fun for the whole family. September 25-26 Chasin’ the Sun Music Festival Aaron Bessant Park (at Pier Park) Alan Jackson headlines this event on Saturday. October 3-4 Chili Vibrations World Music Festival Aaron Bessant Park (at Pier Park) Chili cook off and live Reggae Music October 9-11 Pirates of the High Seas Festival Pier Park FREE festival fun for the whole family. Parades, Pirate invasion, live music, fireworks and more. October 16-17 UNwineD Aaron Bessant Park (at Pier Park) Craft Beer and wine tasting, gourmet coastal fare. October 21-25 Thunder Beach Events all over town. November 7 IRONMAN Triathlon Boardwalk Convention Center November 9-14 Emerald Coast Cruzin Aaron Bessant Park (at Pier Park) Huge display of classic cars and hotrods, swap meet, vendors, live music featuring the Bellamy Brothers, a ladies area and more. November 27-28 Beach Home for the Holidays Aaron Bessant Park (at Pier Park) featuring the Christmas music on national recording artist John Berry on Friday night the 27th followed by the lighting of the 100’ Christmas tree at Pier Park. Saturday evening will feature the Panama City POPS Orchestra performing their Christmas show followed by fireworks from Aaron Bessant Amphitheater. All free to the public.
Off the beaten Path Down Town Panama City is a great place to get away form the crowds. There are several great local shops & restaurants. The antique stores have tons of great old marine items that are great for decorating your beach house or your house back home. Speaking of decorating, famous water color artist Paul Brent has a gallery & store there too. There are great local restaurants to try, from Toms Hotdogs to Ferrucci Ristorante and don’t forget Sugar Boogers for dessert, try one of their cupcakes! The marina has a marina store, I know what your thinking, “bait and tackle” while they do have that stuff, they have so much more! They have gifts, post cards, snacks & you can get a fishing license there. Several locals fish from the marina. If you are looking for something different to do or just want to get away from the crowds, check out Downtown Panama City. Not to be confused with St Andrews, I’ll leave that for another day.
Fall Back Rates Fall back rates for Fall Break. If you book 4 or more nights for Fall break we will give you a night free. With nightly rates at the Off Season Rate, you can really save and come to Paradise at the best time of the year.
Venture Out Vacations App
Venture Out Vacations has a new App available now in the app store for iOS and Google Play for Android. With this app we have a list of all of the rentals that we mange with prices and basic info. There are a couple of videos of the resort and pictures of the beach and resort. There is also a couple of “hidden items” that you will not want to miss. We will send out a couple of Push Notifications when we have a special event or special deal but we will not burn up your phone, so make sure to turn them on.
Where is the best place to rent a boat? We get this question a lot, here is your answer: Vic's Water Sports, LLC. They offer Venture Out guest a special all day rental rate that includes gas and taxes. $200.00 for an all day rental of a pontoon boat 8:am to 6:pm. They will bring it to Venture Out and put it in the water for you in the morning and come back to pick it up in the evening. You will need to pay Venture Out for the boat registration fee of $20.00. For $220.00 you can spend the whole day out on the water or dock it at Venture Out and come back in for lunch and head right back out. Call them to reserve your boat the next time you are staying with us. 850-238-6540