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Lance and Bonnie Parker share a love of travel and beach living, making them a perfect fit to own and operate Casago Jacksonville Beaches! They enjoy the area’s wide variety of year-round outdoor activities, with a spotlight on the popular favorites of fishing, golfing, and surfing.
Along with their interest in travel, Lance and Bonnie share ample experience in paying close attention to detail. Lance spent 35 years as an active duty sailor in the Navy, and as a civilian expert on Naval weapon systems. Bonnie, a former travel agent, also worked for United Airlines and Expedia. They are both active in the local Chambers of Commerce.
Before starting their Casago franchise on Florida’s First Coast, Lance and Bonnie specialized in helping seniors and their families find safe and appropriate senior living solutions. This passion, focused on ensuring safety for seniors, has translated into the Parkers’ attentive care to every aspect of the properties they manage.
The Parkers’ exceptional detail-oriented quality stems from Lance and Bonnie’s personal experiences as rental property owners. As ardent travelers, Lance and Bonnie are equally focused on the guest experience. Their goal to enhance owner and guest experiences comes from a sense of protectiveness for the properties entrusted to them.
Whether traveling to Jacksonville for business, having fun on the beach and in the water, or visiting the world-renowned Mayo Clinic, Lance and Bonnie will see to it that all your needs are met. Their fierce dedication to the properties they manage means peace of mind for you!
Historically significant and mesmerizingly beautiful, Jacksonville is home to 22 miles of white sandy beaches along Florida’s northeastern coast. That’s plenty of sand to cover if you’re not out hitting the waves since JAX, as it is affectionately known, is notorious for its prime surfing conditions. With 1,100 navigable miles of ocean, JAX has more shoreline than any other city in the U.S.!
The sun-kissed Florida coastline encompassing Jacksonville, Neptune, and Atlantic Beaches, as well as Mayport, is located just 17 miles from the diverse urban neighborhoods of downtown Jacksonville. The urban landscape filled with museums, sports venues, a towering skyline, and the St. John’s River gives way to parks, wildlife sanctuaries, dunes, immaculate golf courses, pristine beaches, and the Atlantic Ocean. Just south of Jacksonville Beach in Ponte Vedra is the famed TPC Sawgrass golf course, welcoming The Players Championship to its greens each March.
With over 220 days of sunshine annually, Jacksonville Beaches provide the perfect setting for year-round outdoor activities in the subtropical climate. Spring and summer are ideal for fun on the beach or out on one of JAX’s rivers or lakes. Visitors can often find fewer crowds from March to May and again from September to November. If golf is what you’re after in Jacksonville, and just in case you’re not a regular at The Players, there are plenty of courses to choose from. There are 22 golf courses in Jacksonville, including 9 public, 3 municipal, and 10 private.
Home to miles of beaches, laid-back beachside communities, surfing, fishing, pristine golf courses, and a nearby urban scene, Jacksonville Beaches provide the best vacation getaway at any time of the year!
Start the day off along 3rd St. at Jax Beach Brunch Haus for everything from basic breakfast favorites to hearty brunch options and tasty brunch-tails that go way beyond mere mimosas. From JBBH it’s a short hop over to the Jacksonville Beach Golf Course for those looking to spend a day on the greens.
On the north side of 3rd St., step into Maple Street Biscuit Co. for coffee and their self-proclaimed biscuits that wow. After breakfast, walk to Jacksonville Beach’s extended pier. Enjoy a stroll out over the Atlantic Ocean, or watch anglers casting their fishing lines. This is a great way to enjoy fishing in the area, especially if you don’t have enough time to go out on a boat. If surfing is more your style, be sure to hit the waves. Atlantic Beach to the north is more apt for novice surfers, while swells near the Jacksonville Beach Pier can be more challenging as this is the area’s high-tide break.
For lunch, savor the region’s fresh seafood as restaurants in Jacksonville and across the First Coast proudly serve fresh Mayport shrimp. Take in the view at Dockside Seafood restaurant to satisfy your shrimp cravings. Or, try Palm Valley Fish Camp in Ponte Vedra south of Jacksonville Beach after visiting the famed TPC Sawgrass golf course.
Many people who visit Jacksonville Beach are simply asking, where can I go to relax? Consider Neptune Beach to the north, a less crowded beach with calmer waves and plenty of space to spread out. A stroll through Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park is also a calm way to spend the day. If visiting downtown Jacksonville, the Riverwalk along St. John’s River provides ample walking space and benches to relax on while enjoying the view.
Wrap up the evening in Jacksonville Beach with the warm and elegant setting of Eleven South. This award-winning restaurant provides an exquisite fine dining experience to top off your day. For more casual fare, stop by TacoLu for fresh baja tacos and tequila with the essence of Florida.
People often refer to this part of northern Florida hugging the Atlantic Ocean as the “First Coast” (sometimes called the “Historic Coast”). Today, the First Coast moniker has come to represent it as the first coast in Florida that tourists visit when traveling southbound along the Atlantic seaboard. The name initially represented this area as the first part of Florida colonized by Europeans in the 16th century. Both the French and the Spanish settled into this part of northern Florida on lands of the Mocama and the Timucua. Further down the coast, St. Augustine was Florida’s first European settlement.
Jacksonville Beach welcomes visitors throughout the year to enjoy its wonderful weather and prime events. Each March, The Players Championship attracts golf aficionados from across the globe to our beckoning beaches.TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra has been home to The Players Championship of the PGA Tour since 1982.
If pigskin is more your style, Jacksonville is home to the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars so it’s easy to catch a game in season. Another highlight, though up in the sky over Jacksonville’s Naval Air Station, is the NAS Jax Air Show. Birthplace to the Blue Angels, the NAS Jax Air Show generally takes place mid-October each year (check the event site for upcoming dates and program changes). Back on land, or rather in the waves, the Super Girl Surf Pro also hits Jacksonville Beach in the fall. Held at the Jacksonville Beach Pier, this is the world’s largest women’s surf, lifestyle, and music festival.
When your vacation plans include an adventure to Jacksonville Beach, you can be certain there’ll be plenty to see and do!