Where's Liz? St. Augustine Beach

[Liz]

Our campsite at Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine. A beautiful park, but Roe wanted to go to the beach…not allowed in the park.


It was a bit of a walk outside the park to dog-friendly St. Augustine beach, but well worth the effort. Here’s Roe chasing balls in the surf with his new dog-friend Spody.


It’s not California, but the surf was up on Saturday and a surfing competition underway when we arrived.



The boardwalk and surfer’s competition tents…. the music and entertainment were free.


Our spot on the beach


Where we could watch the children and the surfers


Roe couldn’t understand why everyone didn’t stop to say how cute he is…a lot of them did, but not EVERYone.


The weather was perfect for sun worshipers.


Near checkout time we walked back to the cg, drove to Spody’s folk’s beachside apartment in Verano Beach (just north of St. Augustine) for lunch and a visit to their beach….a lot less crowded.


Kite surfer…first time I’d seen someone doing that….looked hard, but a lot of fun.


Hope you enjoyed the day at the beach.

[VickieP]

What a pretty beach, Liz. I thought you were going to be there for the weekend or I guess I just assumed. Is it just a day park, no overnight parking allowed? Anyway, you and Roe had a nice outing, thanks for sharing it with us.

[Liz]

I camped at Anastasia Friday night in their last available campsite. Had to come home tonight anyway for church tomorrow. It's only a 1 1/2 hr. drive from home. I plan to go back again during the week when I can spend more time ...planning a winter "tour" of the coast. It's fun to plan. But this week, I just needed to get out and camp again if only for one night. Had to test out the new refer I've been waiting, and waiting for. It worked well.

[Barbzeee]

Liz.... I can hear the Beach boys songs playing LOL... Gawd..the water looks good...only water I've seen has been in pots boiling...but alas..."We can drink the water"... Amen to that !!

God Bless...Always love those pictures..

Zeee

[mtngal]

Thanks for the beach 'fix' Liz! I can smell the salt air!

[snowball]

looks like you had lots of fun.
will have to find a beach one day
sheila

[BirdbyBird]

beach, beach, beach, beach.............sigh.......

[JanetA]

I know ya'll won't believe me, but Ive never been to a real ocean beach. Well, I was in Mazatlan once,, but there wasn't much to see and I never even walked on it, nor got my feet in the water. Was february and it was only in the 60's. Being from Colorado at the time, it seemed warm,, but not nearly warm enough to get WET other than in the shower!

Looks pretty tho.... I am told that one has to develop a taste for loving the beach. Guess one has to VISIT one first,, HUH?



maybe subconciously I know i'm missing something and I dont need anything ELSE to dream about! ,,, do I?

[Cedar518]

Thanks Liz for giving us those great pics of the ocean..... I'm way overdue for my Atlantic "fix".... it's been about 3 years since I've been over to Maine coast. There's nothing like that smell! Looks like you had a great time.

[avalen]

what lovely pictures Liz, thank you for posting them. I haven't been to a beach in
many many MANY years but I can still smell it. Would be nice to go again. The
closest beach to me would be San Diego area, just a day drive. But I've wanted
to go to the beach off the coast of Texas, probably a two day drive. Some day
it will happen, for now I only dream.
JanetA.....you and me are both dreaming of the day.

[asirimarco]

As always Liz great pictures. Can understand why you like going there.

[mitch5252]

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Wonderful pics, Liz. Thanks for sharing.

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[retiredhappy]

LOVE the beach pics. Wish I was there. Also wish I could let my dogs off leash. They're just not other dog friendly - no socialization when they were pups.

[AlmostThere]

Glad you got away, even for one day, and that the fridge is running top notch!! Thanks for sharing!

[Rufflesgurl]

Liz - Thanks for the great pix! Looks like you are enjoying a very relaxing day. I love the beach and live just 5-10 min away from the Pacific ocean. Not too many kite surfers here BUT when we stay in Ventura, CA and walk over to the beach, there's lots of kite surfers to watch and it's particularly neat at sunset - sometimes sailboats in the background!! Perfect!!

Oh, by the way, we are having wonderful, sunny weather today. I love the sunshine!!

Linda