The Blonde Excuse: Florida Part One

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August 23, 2006

Florida Part One

We got to our condo in Daytona Beach on Friday, August 11th for two weeks of sun and that's just what we got! We've had the most amazing weather and a really great time. Brent came down to visit us for the first week of our trip but didn't get here until Sunday, so here are all the pictures I have from Friday and Saturday.

Lizard:

"Cheap Red Wine" in the grocery store:

Kayak:

Pelicans:

Sitting in our living room on Saturday afternoon, I heard a thud outside and saw a very hairy man straddling our window:

I think he was painting, but it was still very unexpected.

I love palm trees:

Saturday night after dinner, we went to Lighthouse Landing for drinks and to watch the sunset. Lighthouse Landing is right by the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse, site of my very first panic attack as I discovered my fear of heights. Moving on....

Here are the pictures from Lighthouse Landing. They have all sorts of funny signs all around their outdoor bar/restaurant and if you're ever in the area you have to check it out around sunset.

Lighthouse Landing (take the time to read the signs, a lot of them are very funny):

Happy Hooker:

The view:

Crab:

Sea... stuff:

Rope:

Lighthouse Weather Station:

Sunset:

Lighthouse Landing:

These were some of the strangest plants I've ever seen. I guess it's some sort of water plant at low tide with its roots exposed:

This boat is part of the dining area:

I love this tree:

Poppy and Mom:

Mom and Dad:

Grandma and Poppy:

Grandma, Poppy, Mom, and Dad:

Ladder:

Parts of that big tree you saw were entirely enveloped in some sort of web:

I saw what looked like a dog running on water, but it turned out to be... a dog running on water:

This dog jumped out of a boat and just started running, so I think he was actually on some sort of sand bar.

Pretty boat:

Lighthouse Landing has three resident squirrels who are very well fed by the restaurant customers. They're so used to people, that they'll actually come right up to you and use their paws to take food right out of your hands. They're absolutely adorable and last year, Brent and I named them Maribel, Mortimer, and Maurice. We think this one is Maribel: