Fishing for redfish at my dad’s favorite fishing spots, catching blue crabs and shrimp off the dock, shucking local oysters. Boating across the bay, navigating shallow sandbars and winding through grassy marshes into the river, observed by egrets, cormorants, brown pelicans, and the occasional ‘gator on the banks. Enjoying my mom’s crab-stuffed shrimp, trout amandine, […]
Archive for Florida – Page 7
A shoreline of dunes, sea oats, and purple feathery grasses; miles of sugar-fine white sand edged with olive green and cobalt seas; and not a person in sight. Not exactly what comes to mind when you think of a Florida Atlantic beach, is it? It surprised us, too—the first time we descended from the long […]
One of the great treasures of Florida is the springs—crystalline cool waters that emerge from the underground limestone aquifer into north-central Florida. With more than 700 springs, Florida is the spring capital of the world. Some are mere trickles, but others discharge millions of gallons of water per day. I’ve spent many idyllic days swimming […]
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