We leave Florida in one week. It's been an interesting five months. Florida is a state that plays by its own rules, and it was a bit of a culture shock being here for the winter. This is the first winter that any of us haven't seen snow. The temperature dropped to around thirty degrees once or twice, but otherwise stayed pretty nice.
Flagler Beach is about an hour away from our campground in Eustis, and about 30 miles north of Daytona Beach. Flagler is dog friendly anywhere north of N. 10th Street and south of S. 10th Street, leaving lots of room to roam on the beach and play in the water. Dogs must be on a leash and cleaned up after. Gamble Rogers State Park is just across the street and a great place to camp, if you can get a site. We managed to get a walk-up reservation two days before Christmas, but weren't as lucky when we tried getting a last minute reservation later in the season. Reserve your site early.
Despite the forecast for thundershowers, we decided to spend our last day off in Florida at the beach. And good thing we did! Not a drop of rain and the calmest ocean water we've experienced on our trip.
Flagler Beach is about an hour away from our campground in Eustis, and about 30 miles north of Daytona Beach. Flagler is dog friendly anywhere north of N. 10th Street and south of S. 10th Street, leaving lots of room to roam on the beach and play in the water. Dogs must be on a leash and cleaned up after. Gamble Rogers State Park is just across the street and a great place to camp, if you can get a site. We managed to get a walk-up reservation two days before Christmas, but weren't as lucky when we tried getting a last minute reservation later in the season. Reserve your site early.
Despite the forecast for thundershowers, we decided to spend our last day off in Florida at the beach. And good thing we did! Not a drop of rain and the calmest ocean water we've experienced on our trip.
On the drive home, we talked about our winter in Florida. Both of us agreed that we did not spend enough time at the beach. I mean, you don't go to Florida in the winter to not go to the beach!
Kenny is the chief fire builder and camp cook for a rag-tag team of dreamers. He holds a BA in English and has worked as a cook in a variety of different food service establishments. As an entrepreneur, he co-founded a short lived, but delicious, fried hand pie company. He loves wandering around flea markets and hiking through the woods. He has a passion for pizza and good beer. |