While driving to work last Monday at about 7:00 a.m. I remembered just how beautiful it is so early in the morning. The sun is usually rising at this time, and the temperature is just right. I said to myself, "I am going to the beach at this same time next week when I go on vacation."
This morning, which started my fourth day of vacation, Marty and I woke up at 5:30 a.m. and were headed east by about 8:00 a.m., not quite as early as I wanted, but that was okay. After all, I am on vacation, right? We had a cooler full of snacks and Perrier for a picnic on the beach. I had checked the ocean report and they said it was going to be flat like glass, just the way I like it. Everything was just right for a trip to the beach.
We ended up going to Phipps Ocean Park, found a free, shady parking spot and hauled all our stuff up the hill to the beach. There were zillions of dragonflies all over the place. I guess it is their mating season, but in all my years living in Florida, I have never seen so many. This was just one of a few odd phenomena that we encountered on our trip to the ocean today.
We were the only people on the beach with the exception of one of those metal detector guys. He was trying to find some hidden treasure and did not even look up. The water looked like it was topped with glitter from the sun, and was so inviting that I set up our chairs immediately, got down to my suit and walked towards the water. I saw a sign warning us of submerged rocks, so I decided to look carefully before just jumping right in, and I am so glad I did. There were many dinner plate sized jelly fish everywhere. No swimming for us :-( Again, I had never seen anything quite like this, and I have lived in this area all my life.
Marty suggested a nice walk on the beach instead of swimming, but it got so hot as the sun rose higher in the sky. I took a few pictures, and we started walking back to our chairs. It seemed that the metal detector guy didn't mind the jelly fish, as he was now out in the water with his all his metal detecting gear on (weirdo). I walked up stairs to the bathroom, and one of the park rangers was at the top of the stairs. He told me that the jelly fish had been really bad the past few days and that he had never seen it like this. He also said that when he was paddling out in the ocean on his row boat, the jelly fish were all over his oars as he brought them out of the water.
We decided we had enough. The beach just wasn't as pleasant as I had hoped for, so we went to City Place to sit in the park by the fountains on Clematis Street. We ate our picnic lunch in the shade where there was a nice breeze and enjoyed the rest of our morning.
This morning, which started my fourth day of vacation, Marty and I woke up at 5:30 a.m. and were headed east by about 8:00 a.m., not quite as early as I wanted, but that was okay. After all, I am on vacation, right? We had a cooler full of snacks and Perrier for a picnic on the beach. I had checked the ocean report and they said it was going to be flat like glass, just the way I like it. Everything was just right for a trip to the beach.
We ended up going to Phipps Ocean Park, found a free, shady parking spot and hauled all our stuff up the hill to the beach. There were zillions of dragonflies all over the place. I guess it is their mating season, but in all my years living in Florida, I have never seen so many. This was just one of a few odd phenomena that we encountered on our trip to the ocean today. 
We were the only people on the beach with the exception of one of those metal detector guys. He was trying to find some hidden treasure and did not even look up. The water looked like it was topped with glitter from the sun, and was so inviting that I set up our chairs immediately, got down to my suit and walked towards the water. I saw a sign warning us of submerged rocks, so I decided to look carefully before just jumping right in, and I am so glad I did. There were many dinner plate sized jelly fish everywhere. No swimming for us :-( Again, I had never seen anything quite like this, and I have lived in this area all my life.
Marty suggested a nice walk on the beach instead of swimming, but it got so hot as the sun rose higher in the sky. I took a few pictures, and we started walking back to our chairs. It seemed that the metal detector guy didn't mind the jelly fish, as he was now out in the water with his all his metal detecting gear on (weirdo). I walked up stairs to the bathroom, and one of the park rangers was at the top of the stairs. He told me that the jelly fish had been really bad the past few days and that he had never seen it like this. He also said that when he was paddling out in the ocean on his row boat, the jelly fish were all over his oars as he brought them out of the water.
We decided we had enough. The beach just wasn't as pleasant as I had hoped for, so we went to City Place to sit in the park by the fountains on Clematis Street. We ate our picnic lunch in the shade where there was a nice breeze and enjoyed the rest of our morning.
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