We visited the longest stretch of preserved coastline on the east coast of Florida. Over 57,000 acres of undeveloped beach with a thousand species of plants and birds. This was our first visit and we sighted an alligator, otter and lots of birds. The sun was shining and the temps were in the low 70's .. it was a beautiful day and we enjoyed a two mile nature hike.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is where we needed to go to have our National Park book stamped and we were happily surprised with what the refuge had to offer. The visitor's center closed at 4PM and we had just enough time to watch their 20-minute video. We walked along their boardwalk and that's when we spotted the second alligator sunning himself.
I used my Yelp app to locate a local diner and found one on the river's edge. I had a grilled grouper sandwich called a Groupen because it was like a Rueben on marble bread, swiss cheese and coleslaw. Denis got the broiled redfish sandwich.
That's all folks! Thanks for stopping in.
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| Our first visit |
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| Beautiful beaches |
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| Spotted this guy as we were driving through the park |
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| This was a nice 2-mile loop |
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| Enjoying the sunshine |
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| Everything was home made including the coleslaw and potato salad |
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| This is the restaurant that Yelp rated with 4 stars |
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| We made a u-turn at this park when I spotted this cluster of birds |
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| Before leaving the campground this morning I saw mom, dad and baby Sandhill crane |
You did the homemade grilled grouper yourself at the restaurant? Coleslaw and fries too, you amazing!
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DeleteThat lunch looks delicious! What a cute photo of the Sandhill Cranes - and I have to admit the alligator sleeping in the sunshine looks pretty cute and mellow, too (they always look like they're smiling). Sounds like a really nice area to spend a beautiful day in. :)
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