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Tag Archives: Florida
St. Augustine, Florida
After spending some time in Castillo de San Marcos, I cycled around the adjacent streets of St. Augustine looking at some of the unique architecture of the area. The Spanish influence on architectural style of the older structures was evident … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged Ancient City Baptist Church, Castillo de San Marcos, Church, Flagler College, Florida, Grace United Methodist Church, hotel, Hotel Alcazar, Memorial Presbyterian Church, spanish influence, St. Augustine, St. Augustine Florida, unique architecture, urban landscape, Zorayda Castle
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Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, Florida
Built in 1672, the Castillo de San Marcos was the center of quite a few skirmishes over the years, first as the Old World fought colonial wars around the world and later as Confederate and Union forces battled over their … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged artillery fire, bunk beds, butterfly clam, calcite, cannon, cannon balls, cannons, Castillo de San Marcos, colonial wars, confederate, coquina, doctor, donax, Florida, Gnataia Island, Mantazas River, masonry, masons, medical instruments, mollusk, National Park Service, natural limestone, pleistocene age, Quebec City, shells, skirmishes, St. Augustine, St. Augustine Florida, star design, U.S. Department of the Interior, vaulted ceilings, walled cities, weaponry
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Lyonia Preserve, Deltona, Florida
The Lyonia Preserve is a relatively new wildlife ecological preserve established to develop a restored scrub preserve in Volusia County north of Orlando, Florida. I first learned of the preserve when visiting the Marine Science Center at Ponce Inlet a … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged acorns, Aphelocoma coerulescens, benches, bird species, brisk pace, cactus, Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, Eastern Towhee, Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Florida, Florida Scrub, Florida Scrub Jay, Florida Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens, footing, grained sand, Gray Catbird, Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis, hot day, leisurely pace, lyonia preserve, marine science center, orlando florida, photography, photos, pictures, ponce inlet, Rufous-sided Towhee, sand dune, school groups, scrub jays, signpost, squirrel, trails, velusia county, volusia county
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Blue Springs State Park – Manatee Come Back
A severe winter storm had moved though the northern US into Ontario and the Maritime Regions shutting down or disrupting air and road traffic from Chicago to New York City and points in between so we were happy to have … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged Aphelocoma coerulescens, bicycle, blue springs state park, campsite, Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, cycling, Florida, florida manatee, Florida Scrub Jay, Florida Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens, image, lighting, manatee, mantee, Northern Cardinal, Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis, park staff, photo, photography, pictures, scrub jay, spring waters, staff members, tent, tenting, tents, warm spring
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Cycling in Florida – Blue Springs State Park
A severe storm was moving across the upper US states so rather than drive into bad conditions, we opted to spend an extra day in Florida. That gave us time to visit the Marine Science Center at Ponce Inlet just … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged alligator, blue springs state park, Buteo lineatus, fish, fish and wildlife, Florida, hamburger patty, hawk, manatee, native species, Orlando, park visitors, pest species, picnic area, picnic tables, polarizing filter, red shouldered hawks, sailfin catfish, sunset, tropical fish trade, turtle, Vermiculated Sailfin Catfish, warm waters
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Cycling in Florida – Ponce Inlet – Marine Science Center
The Marine Science Center at Ponce Inlet is closed on Mondays so, since we had decided to delay our northward travels due to a severe winter storm crossing the northern US, we were able to return to Ponce Inlet on … Continue reading
Posted in Aquariums, Florida, USA
Tagged aquariums, artificial reef, aviary, boardwalks, colourful creatures, coral, crab, fairy basslet, feeding time, Florida, gramma loreto, grammas, lion fish, lobster, marine science center, photography, photos, pictures, Pnce Inlet, ponce inlet, public aquarium, reef invertebrates, research efforts, Sea Cucumber, sea turtle rescue, sea turtle research, sea turtles, seahorses, staff members, stingray, Touch Pool, turtle, turtle species
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Cycling in Florida – Daytona Beach Shores – Gulls & More Gulls
When we were at Merritt Island, an avid birder told me that, if we wanted to see gulls, the the place to be at 3PM was the beach at Frank Rendon Park at 2705 S. Atlantic Ave in Daytona Beach … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged beach, daytona beach, daytona beach shores, Florida, gulls
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Cycling in Florida – Ponce Inlet
Started the day out with a trip to Ponce Inlet which is about 10 miles south of Daytona Beach. Attractions of Ponce Inlet include Florida’s tallest lighthouse and a long jetty stretching out into the Atlantic Ocean and a number … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged admission fee, Atlantic Ocean, beach, bird, boardwalks, cycling, daytona beach, daytona beach attractions, Egretta thula, fishing, Florida, image, Jelly Fish, jetty, lighthouse, long jetty, nikon d60, photo, photographer, ponce inlet, rocks, Snowy Regret, surf, surfer, view from the top, warbler, wetsuit, woodland trails
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Daytona Beach/Daytona Beach Shores, Florida
We had started the day in Cape Canaveral, traveled to Merritt Island to revisit some of its areas of interest and then backtracked to The northern suburbs of Orlando where I played a few hours of badminton. With weather conditions … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged accommodation, badminton, bicycle, Big DOg Motorcycles, Bruce Rossmeyer's Daytona Harley Davidson, cape canaveral, cycling, Daytona Beach Motorcycles, daytona beach shores, daytona beach shores florida, ducatis, ferris wheel, Florida, Harley Davidson, Harley Davidson Motorcycles, Harley Motorcycle, harleys, image, Indian Motorcycle, memories, Motorcycle, motorcycle dealers, neon lights, neon signs, night photography, nightfall, photo, photograph, speedway, triumphs
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Cycling in Florida – Merritt Island Revisited
Another sunny day with reasonable temperatures. Began the day walking the beach in Cape Canaveral and then returned to walk the trails of Merritt Island while John did another loop on his bike. On the previous day’s visit to Merritt … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged Agraulis vanillae, Atlantic Ocean, birds, Buckeye, butterfly, butterfly species, cactus pads, Clapper Rail, Clapper Rail - Rallus logirostris, cycling, Egretta thula, Egretta tricolor, exercise, fishing, Florida, grebe, Gulf Fritillary, gulls, heron, loon, merritt island, ocean, pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, Precis coenia, rail, Ralus longirostris, Snowy Egret, sunny day, temperatures, Tri-colored Heron, Tricolored Heron
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