With the growing popularity of energy drinks, many parents have become concerned about how much caffeine their kids are getting. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that adolescents get no more than 100 mg of caffeine a day. Younger children shouldn't drink caffeinated beverages on a regular basis.
Where the Mobile, Spanish, Tensaw, Apalachee and Blakeley rivers flow into Mobile Bay stands an incredible facility for outdoor recreation, conservation and land stewardship in Alabama: 5 Rivers. It's the ultimate place to begin your adventure into over 250,000 acres of scenic waterways, woods and wetlands. Or, simply soak up the natural beauty and history of the region with plenty to do and see at the facility itself. 5 Rivers - Alabama's Delta Resource Center. 30945 5 Rivers Blvd.
The Garden Route is also one of the best places in the world for shore-based whale and dolphin-watching, particularly between July and October. Ocean Blue Adventures is one of several operators offering boat-based whale watching, from R395/Â£24 for two hours (00 27 44 533 5083, www.oceanadventures.co.za).espite, or perhaps because of the fact that the Garden Route has little of what many feel is the real Africa about it, the area appeals to plenty of European visitors to South Africa. In the northern hemisphere's midwinter, it has the added bonus of a sunny, warm climate.