Day 54 - Another Play Day

We told ourselves this past weekend that we needed some structure in our schedule and that maybe weekdays would be "work" days for a while. (We do have a few things that we've been putting off.) Well we made it one whole day getting some things done (yesterday). But today we had the opportunity to rent a canoe and well - we couldn't pass that up! 

We had our first date in a canoe in June 1998 in Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, WA. Almost 23 years later here we are together again in a canoe.

Such fun today on Lake Griffin in Fruitland Park, Florida.

Happy almost 23rd anniversary babe!

Day 53 - Boondocking

“This wasn’t in the brochure!” We thought the cell signal would be good here but wow we were wrong. Beautiful place though! 

This is at a SW Florida Water Management area near Lake Panassofkee that offers free outdoor recreation (camping, hiking, equestrian) if you have a permit. Annnnnd..... you can get a Free permit online if there is space available.

Day 52 - Gulf Sunset

I'll never get tired of views like this.

Day 51 - Horseshoe Beach Park

This is the campground we're in this weekend. (same place for yesterday's photos too).

I never noticed really until I got ready to upload this photo, just how dark brown the water is. We've seen this all over the gulf (Texas, Lousiana, and now here too), and it looks like it's mostly close to shore, and then farther out seems to be more blue.

But wow this photo really drives home how brown it is.

Other than that, wow what a beautiful place!

Day 50 - Another Day, Another Beachfront Campsite

 

Well here we are on the Gulf Coast again. This time along the north side of Florida just a little south of the panhandle.

And again, we see shore birds. A pelican and Forster's Terns.

I keep trying to get a shot of a tern diving into the water for food, but they're hard to get in focus. (they are quick little things) Apparently I need to work on my action photo skills a bit more.

But what a beautiful place, and we're the only campers here! We'll see if that holds for the weekend...

Day 49 - Breakfast of Champions

This is something we’ve been doing every day with our breakfast for several years.

Green Smoothies - We like them with baby spinach or kale; a banana; some sweet fruit like pears, peaches, strawberries or blueberries; and some chia seeds that have been soaking for at least 15 minutes.

Add some water, then we whiz it up and drink it down. A great way to start the day!

Day 48 - Mirror Pond

 Well it's actually a river, not a pond, but wow it sure looks like a mirror doesn't it?

I think this might be the calm before the storm. Weather forecast says windy and thunderstorms and a lot of rain. Because of the road into this site, we were worried a bit about the rain (and one huge puddle we had to drive through to get there), so we decided to leave and find a campground instead to top off our batteries. (overcast and rain expected for the next 3 days so solar panels won't be much help).

So... we're not in our pristine, happy, secluded spot by the river anymore. But that's our final memory of it in that photo there.