We just came back from a short trip to the beach (New Smyrna Beach) and although we weren't there long, I finally managed to catch a sunrise over the ocean.
Within a few minutes, the sky changed dramatically as more and more of the sun became visible.
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Bright light over rough water |
The morning light over the rough waves was well worth the early wake-up and fast pedal to the beach.
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Biking on the sand |
I'm so enjoying biking again, even if our pedalled trips are relatively short. Biking on the sand is a blast (a sand blast?) - almost as much fun as going for swims, photographing birds and playing with the shells and seaweed on the beach.
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The waves were so steady and strong I had a hard time keeping track of Ralph and Tim in the water |
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Tim tells Ralph, "That last wave was this big!" |
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After he finished swimming, Timmy did a bit of acrobatics on the beach |
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Pelican on the wing... |
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Pelican in the water, about to take off |
A month ago when we were at New Smyrna Beach, the sand was dotted with jellyfish.
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Jellyfish were everywhere |
This time, we didn't see any jellyfish but the sand was covered with lots and lots of seaweed.
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I like seaweed MUCH better than jellyfish! |
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Greetings from the beach |
Fantastic photos of the sunrise. I love pics of sunrises and sunsets. Can never get enough of them. Looks like a nice time was had by all.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way about sunrises/sunsets. Never too many. We did have a fun and relaxing time even though it was a relatively short there-and-back trip this time.
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