Cocoa Beach

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We enjoyed the tiny, funky old Cocoa village. Found good on-street parking - very useful signage, great local artists' studios and galleries, charming boutiques, and home made ice cream. A few unusual things happened today - the artist in one of the studios lived in Schenectady as a child (unfortunately he wasn't in his gallery today), the driver from Hertz who took us back to The Schooner after we left off the rental car had a mutual friend (relative) in Saratoga, and an odd little contingent from the RV Park paraded around in wierd costumes dispensing ashes (from a burnt cork in some sort of a local (secular) Ash Wednesday ritual. Our Mardi Gras celebration included a great sunset from Sunset Waterfront Grill, Cocoa Beach. Stay tuned for Orlando and Ocala; then it's home on Feb. 28!

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Photos

Ossorio Bakery & Cafe
Stop at the walk up window for home made icecream and sorbet! Delish!

Loys (Lois) at the Boatyard Studio
We bought a piece from this artist. She is so talented and VERY charming. Stop in at the Boatyard Studio in Cocoa Village and see Loys' pottery and Carolyn's colorful and witty watercolors.

Kurt Zimmerman
We really wish this visionery artist - who lived in Schenectady as a child - had been in his studio when we visited Cocoa Village. The artist in the studio below him said he had very likely gone home to feed his cat.