I remember the perfect beach day because it occurred to me at the time that it was just that. Although I often traveled the 30 or so miles to the coast to take my kids for a day at the beach, this day was special. As I sat in the little flowing trough of saltwater watching the kids play, I felt that it was a time I would always remember. It stands out instead of blending in with all the normal beach excursion memories. Continue reading “The Perfect Beach Day”
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Lunch at Breakers on Flagler Ave.
Eating with an awesome ocean view at Breakers Restaurant in New Smyrna Beach.
Lucky me, I had the chance this summer to visit my old stomping grounds in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. I met up with a friend who wanted to head out to Flagler Ave. and have some lunch and see the sights.
It was the week before the July 4th holiday and I think people had begun vacation early because the area was quite packed for a middle of the day week-day. We drove into Breaker’s tiny parking lot and miraculously got a spot right outside the back door.
We found our seats at the wooden bar with perfect views of the beach and ocean. Before we ordered our food, a storm moved in and the beach patrol was getting everyone out of the water. It didn’t amount to much and we ended up driving onto the beach, after our meal, and headed down to the jetty at Ponce Inlet.
Breakers Restaurant is a favorite with the locals and tourists alike. It nearly washed into the sea during the hurricanes of 2004, but thankfully it was refurbished and is as good as new. The pink building with the best view on any beach still serves up a mean (and delicious) fish sandwich.
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Mom, Look What I Found! Get the Bucket
Children are just naturally inquisitive and at the beach they are bound to continuously run up to you with a new treasure in hand. Mom, look what I found! I always had a bucket ready to hold the shells, broken and whole, that my children had discovered while digging moats and building castles in the sand. Children have an innocent and unique way of looking at everything. They don’t bypass the ordinary as we adults might do, because everything to them is Continue reading “Mom, Look What I Found! Get the Bucket”
