NF - Florida Beaches

 

Welcome to Nature Friday, where we get to meet new friends and share a picture or two of what nature looks like around Blogville. Today, I'm letting Mama show us some of the beaches she and Daddy saw while they were in Florida.

Thanks Rosy! 

Since we were staying about an hour from the Gulf of Mexico when visiting the Tampa RV Show, we decided to take a drive to Florida coast to put our toes in the water!

While we knew Clearwater and the surrounding coast was where the major hurricanes landed last Fall, we were still floored by the damage we saw. The beach parking was scarce because of road and lot repair work, but we found a spot not too far from the beach.

A lot of businesses were still under construction, and many roads closed, as they worked to repair the houses that were damaged during the storms.

The beaches were still beautiful though, and the seashells plentiful.

But the Gulf Coast was only the first body of water Ed put his hand in while we were visiting Florida.

After spending 2 nights in the Tampa area, we drove across Florida(with a stop for lunch to visit my BFF in Central Florida) to the Jacksonville, Florida area and the Atlantic ocean!

The beaches on the Atlantic side of the state were just as beautiful....

....and Ed got to put his hand in the Atlantic ocean and the Gulf of Mexico all in one weekend!!

For your listening pleasure, here is a short video of both oceans:

(As always, feel free to visit our YouTube Channel HERE)

We headed home from Florida refreshed and renewed.

But mostly happy to see us, right Mama???

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