Blogs from Flagler Beach, Florida, United States, North America - page 2

blog 02-12-18 Is the Rain Liquid Sunshine It is my opinion that all incompedent meteroligists reside in Florida. There has not been one day since I have been here that the weather turned out the way they called it. Yesterday was supposed to be rainy and warm, it was sunny and hot. Today was supposed to be hot and sunny, it's cold and foggy. Not complaining just stating fact. One must learn to be flexable. Marg and I had coffee outside this morning in the brilliant sunshine. Finally took a picture of the campsite. A little girl from Ohio came over to play with Watson this morning and had fun petting him and throwing his ball. She has a dog at home and misses him so Watson had a playmate for a while. She made the ... read more

blog 02/08/18 Blast off-Beach Day-St Augustine The last few days have been busy ones. On Monday I went up to Jacksonville airport and picked up Margi who will be staying for several days. It was an easy trip and before long she was in the car and we were jabbering away on our way back to Flagler. Today is the launch day for the Falcon Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral and I was sure hoping for a delay in the launch time so we could see it. We got back to the campground at 3:15 and the launch time was delayed from 1:30 to 3:45 so we scurred to the campsite, got camera gear and went to the ocean observation platform right across the campground road from me. There were 6 people there waiting and watching ... read more

blog 02-05-18 Settling In Watson and I took a long walk yesterday, up the beach campground road, across A1A, through the jungle, along the boat inlet, then checking out the Intercoastal Waterway. Along the way we met 2 women taking a bird censis, part of a state wide effort. They said they have found fewer of some species and more of another attributing it to warmer weather. Not an official conclusion just their opinion. We walked through the river side section of the park and it's campground, then back through the jungle and home to our campsite. I have not taken a picture of our site yet but will tomorrow so you can picture where I am. The afternoon was rainy so I spent the time cleaning and reorganizing the camper, which is an ongoing process. ... read more

Kayak Trip Thursday was a beautiful day in Florida. I know I keep saying that but the weather has been super. Our walk was on the other side of the park, the river side, where we went through the hammock to the lagoon. It was a delightful walk and back home I made myself a big breakfast because I needed lots of energy for the afternoon. I got to go on the kayak trip because they had to change the day because of high winds. Some people had to cancel and I got lucky. There were about 9 of us on the trip and we got a quick lesson on paddling a kayak and safety. We had to cross the Intercoastal Waterway to get into the estuary so we grouped up and paddled quickly. Sure glad ... read more

Shannon's Birthday Sunday was a beautiful day in Florida. It dawned bright and sunny and the temperature continued to climb. It was 82 degrees in the height of the afternoon and the beach was calling. I did spend some time watching the waves and snapping the birds. I had happy hour with a friend from PA that is in my campground for one night. I was just wondering what to have for dinner when one of my neighbors came around the corner and handed me a plate full of fish fillets already cooked and steaming hot. Her husband caught the fish earlier and they handed them out to the neighbors. It was delicious.. Monday started with a walk on the beach, it's getting to be a routine now. Watson drags me out the door and heads ... read more

blog 02-08-17 Photo Day I slept til 8:30 this morning and it sure felt good. After some cleaning and breakfast Watson and I went for a walk all over the park. We stopped at a friend's camper and chatted for a while then headed home. I got wash together but decided to spend some time on the beach, it was just beautiful. Watson was tired so I put him in the camper, got my chair, camera, a drink and a sandwich and headed out. There was a large flock of birds sitting on the beach so I headed for them and planted my chair not too far away. I started snapping and hardly had time for lunch. The sun kept going in and out so the exposure was tricky but I did get a few good ... read more