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Life is Better at the Beach



"Palm Trees at Sunset"
16" x 20" Acrylic on Gallery wrapped canvas painted be me
One of my favorite places to go is the beach, it is so relaxing listening to the waves break and taking a nice night walk and letting the wind blow in your hair. We live in Central Florida so we have our pick from the East or West coast. I have put together my favorites.
My Top Florida East Coast Beaches:
These are the beaches  that we go to for a day trip nothing to far away

Cocoa Beach
  • Cocoa Beach - Very close only about 30 - 45min away, No parking on the beach. You have Ron Jon Surf Shop and they have a great little Pizza joint too, you can actually get a 26" pizza it was huge. Best parking in my opinion is across from the Air Force Base, there are no life guards so you need to be careful. Not as many people either, so you don't have to walk another half mile to find the perfect spot because if you are like us, we bring the lunches, towel, canopy and chairs. Thats another great thing about this spot, the beach is really close, oh and the parking is free (even better!!)
  • New Symrna - A little further away, about 1hr - 1.5hr depending on traffic, you have to take I-4, anyone that lives in Florida knows the only thing predictable about I-4 is that at some point you will hit traffic, Then you get off on this on route 44 (A long boring road) and drive for another 30 or so min.You can park on this beach but you have to get there super early if you don't want to drive for 30 min to find a parking spot. Great beach if you are going with a group of friends, and that is usually the only time we go to this beach.



My Top West Coast Beach: 
Sunset in Siesta Key
  • Siesta Key -  This is by far my most favorite beach, it is gorgeous! The sand isn't sticky, it is clean and clear. If we could go here every year I would. If you are coming to Florida to go to the beach, you have to look in to this place. If you find a sand dollar make sure it is white (dead) if you want to bring it home, there are fines if you are found with any live ones (they are grey). Don't ask me how anyone would find out, either way I have never taken the chance. Would you want to be responsible for killing a live creature just for a souvenir? (not me).  Oh, and remember I said I was a huge fan of Salvador Dali, well it's not to far from the museum in St. Petersburg.


Our children actually getting along (yea!!)
Salvador Dali Museum

(Dead) Sand Dollars we found

There are of course other beaches around, and I would love to hear your favorites. A great beach is hard to find and I would like to know where you would recommend.
















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