Those of us here at CrunchGear who use Helio's excellent Ocean (which is most of us) are thrilled up at the prospect of the rumored Ocean 2, or OZ2, which is purportedly set to drop on or around June 20.
The Sheraton Keauhou Bay (808-930-4900; sheratonkeauhou.com; doubles from $159) has excellent ocean views and is convenient to the Kona Coast farms, markets and coffee belt.
Callum Roberts, author of the excellent "Ocean of Life", says we're tugging blindly at the web of life in the sea.
Michaelangelo Matos of the Chicago Reader viewed it as an idyllic compilation whose songs segue fluently because of Toop's aesthetic, but also stand alone as separate pieces that are interesting, if not excellent: "Ocean of Sound is one of those records that have something to teach even the most jaded music fan about how to listen to music".
In contrast to all cultured strains of marine flavobacteria, the two single cell genomes were excellent Global Ocean Sampling (GOS) metagenome fragment recruiters, demonstrating their numerical significance in the ocean.
For a more sophisticated scene, head south of the pier to Riviera Village, a quiet, upscale neighborhood that includes excellent beaches and ocean views along the Esplanade and a great collection of eateries (Redondo Beach Brewing Co., Dolce Vita desserts, H.T. Grill) and shops along South Catalina Avenue between Avenue D and Palos Verdes Boulevard.
Casablanca Cafe, Route A1A and Alhambra Street, Fort Lauderdale, (954) 764- 3500, in a historic home overlooking the ocean, has excellent Mediterranean and Continental cuisine, live entertainment nightly and ocean-front breezes.
Hotel Santa Fe (Calle de Morro, 888-649-6407; www.com.mxaneare.com.mx), near the center of town, has 70 rooms set around a courtyard and pool, plus an excellent vegetarian restaurant with ocean views.
Manhattan's natural resources were a major reason that Native Americans, and then the Dutch, settled here: the soil is easy to dig, the drinking water is excellent and the soft ocean breezes and startling vistas make it a pleasant place to live.
Applying a rating system that Nassau used a decade ago to measure beach water quality, all 18 Nassau-tested ocean beaches rated excellent, based on test data received through late June.
I learned, for example, that an ugly-faced pink-orange, firm-fleshed fish called sebaste (a variety of ocean perch) is excellent when stuffed with shallots or fennel and baked whole, that cod works well with pesto, that red mullet is not too delicate to fillet and sauté.
