Grayton Beach State Park. I understand its consistently rated as one of the top beaches in America. It was beautiful..... The campground has a new section and an old section. the older section has a lot of privacy and shade. The newer section has wider spots and full hook ups. Nice not having to empty the gray water every night. We booked 4 nights here and would recommend it to anyone camping in Florida.
Spot # 48
After a couple of nights we took a guided canoe tour of the lake they have there, it actually runs into the ocean over at the beach. The ranger said they had a big male gator living in the lake, but we never saw him.... took the rangers word for it. Canoeing against the current, talk about a workout!!!
The beach is super clean and the water emerald green..... it doesn't get much better...
My daughter never goes to the beach without her net..... she snagged this Blue Crab "In the Daytime"
He was the only true blue crab we saw during out trip..... He was kept on ice and sacrificed the next night as a dinner guest.
These little guys would rather lose their tails than to get captured.... this guy just wasn't quick enough.
Took a day trip over to Ponce De Leon SP to take a dip in the spring water... talk about refreshing on a hot day.... 68 degrees. Doesn't sound like much till you first get in.... then it hits you just how cold that really is... your body does finally get used to it and its not so bad after all... The water was crystal clear and a lot of fun to snorkel .... had some pretty good size bass, but fishing wasn't allowed.
You look like a midget sitting down in this stuff..... My daughter was making fun of me...
Wife and kids doing "The Fandango Dance"..... Can you tell we are big WWE fans... ???
Gators Here..... Yep, decided to skip "The Lazy River" attraction.
Rode our bikes from Grayton over to a nearby town... Watercolor. Had to bribe the family with a promise of Ice Cream at the destination. Daughter got a new "Far Side" book while we were there to keep us entertained.
Scored big the next night Crabbing... Sand Crabs for dinner.... Get enough of them and you can almost make a meal. Funny these guys don't like each other very much... it was a Battle Royal in the bucket that night. Kind of sick but fun entertainment, since we were missing Monday Night Raw.
The only bad thing I can find about Grayton Beach SP was that you had to drive or ride bikes to the beach.... we drove during the days for obvious reasons... but rode bikes for our nightly crabbing walks. Still not a show stopper for this place.... its worth another visit!!! Look they even put mats out on the beach to brush the sand off your feet with.... OUCH, OUCH.. don't try it... it hurts. :)
Probably wondering why this pic is in here.... just wanted to show off my new bike rack invention. Last year the rear wheels took up the whole truck bed so there wasn't any room for anything else... This year I took some old bunk bed frames and made a way for it to rest on the tail gate allowing easy access under the bikes. (Patent Pending)
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