White foam covers the sand as a wave recedes at Cocoa Beach, Florida, as beachgoers enjoy the water.
Yes, it is another beach photo coming right after another beach photo. However, that last beach photo was a Hawaiʻi beach photo, while this one is a Florida beach photo from our 2023 Florida trip.
We visited Silver Springs State Park during our October 2023 Florida Trip. While we were there, we found a wonderful view of the water from The Sea Hunt Deck.
The view of the crystal clear spring water and the Silver River from the Sea Hunt Deck is rather amazing. As with the rest of the park, this area was quiet and uncrowded. There was almost a lazy atmosphere, so that we did not feel like we had to rush from one place to the next. Occasionally, a kayaker or two would float by, breaking the stillness for a moment, but soon everything would return to what you see here.
During our October 2023 trip to Florida, we took a day to visit Blue Spring State Park. We packed a picnic lunch and set out to see what we could find. We were not disappointed!
When we arrived, we were greeted by this large live oak tree, with a palm tree growing in the middle of it. And lots of Spanish moss all around, of course. What a cool find! And this was just in the parking lot. We were hoping that meant that there were more good things to come.
Kayakers paddle down the Silver River at Silver Springs State Park in Florida, as seen during our October 2023 Florida Trip.
We saw lots of kayakers while we were at Silver Springs. But we also saw signs warning of alligators and snakes in the area, and there is not much in a kayak to protect you from either of those. So maybe kayaking is not for us. There were also lots of stand-up paddleboarders, and that looked like fun, too. Except for the same reasons as above. So on this day we decided to let the others have all the fun, and we just enjoyed the views from the safety of the bank, or in this case from the footbridge that spanned the river.
Waves crash upon the shore at Lori Wilson Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida. And yes, that is Laura out in the waves.
During our October 2023 Florida trip, Laura and I spent a day at Cocoa Beach, one of our favorite places to spend a day. For most of the day it was cloudy and slightly cool, but that did not keep us from getting in the water, and it did not keep us from enjoying our day.
A glass-bottom boat glides over the clear spring water at Silver Springs State Park in Florida, as seen during our October 2023 visit.
Silver Springs was for many years a popular roadside attraction park, but its fame declined when the big theme parks moved into the state. Fortunately, some years ago the state of Florida took over the park and turned it into a state park, preserving its natural beauty for years to come.
