THERE It Is!
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (68916)
United States
February 2, 2023 9:41pm CST
The water is the big attraction in Florida. Maybe #2, behind that rodent in Orlando. 
Well it’s one of the things I come for. And today, I saw it.
St. George Island is a small strip of land between Apalachicola Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. St. George Island State Park is at the northern part of this little peninsula. Quite simply, it’s amazing.
What do you want? White sandy beaches? Check! Picnic pavilions? Got it! How about campgrounds near the water? 
Plus the beautiful white-sand dunes!
The separation between the bay and the Gulf was maybe a third of a mile, accessible by a handicap-friendly, elevated walkway (which also helps keep the gators at bay). Walking along the beach,, or through the trees to reach the bay, or both, is refreshing to every sense.
I spent over an hour there, enjoying the calm (it was mostly cloudy, with a couple of peeks of sun here and there) that you’re just not going to be able to experience on a Florida beach in a month.
PHOTOS
(Top) A blue heron enjoying a walk along the Gulf beach
(Bottom) Sand dunes on the bay side of the park
Well it’s one of the things I come for. And today, I saw it.
St. George Island is a small strip of land between Apalachicola Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. St. George Island State Park is at the northern part of this little peninsula. Quite simply, it’s amazing.
What do you want? White sandy beaches? Check! Picnic pavilions? Got it! How about campgrounds near the water? Plus the beautiful white-sand dunes!
The separation between the bay and the Gulf was maybe a third of a mile, accessible by a handicap-friendly, elevated walkway (which also helps keep the gators at bay). Walking along the beach,, or through the trees to reach the bay, or both, is refreshing to every sense.
I spent over an hour there, enjoying the calm (it was mostly cloudy, with a couple of peeks of sun here and there) that you’re just not going to be able to experience on a Florida beach in a month.
PHOTOS
(Top) A blue heron enjoying a walk along the Gulf beach
(Bottom) Sand dunes on the bay side of the park15 people like this
13 responses
@FourWalls (68916)
• United States
3 Feb 23
Thanks. I put the wrong bird picture in, though. Here’s my blue heron.
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@jstory07 (139817)
• Roseburg, Oregon
3 Feb 23
@FourWalls That is a nice picture to.
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@FourWalls (68916)
• United States
3 Feb 23
I’m here at the perfect time. In a couple of weeks the spring training baseball fans will start coming to Florida, then the spring break kids. If Florida has an “off season” I’m here for it. Which is fine with me!
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@FourWalls (68916)
• United States
3 Feb 23
@LadyDuck — and the mosquitoes aren’t thicker than fog, too!
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
3 Feb 23
@FourWalls February has been my favorite time for Florida, wonderful weather and temperature and not too crowded.
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@FourWalls (68916)
• United States
3 Feb 23
@ifa225 — we have hurricanes (typhoons as they are known in other parts of the world), but they are not a constant thing. It’s winter in the northern hemisphere so it’s not “hurricane season.” Tsunamis are triggered by earthquakes, but Florida is not in the so-called “ring of fire” for earthquakes and accompanying tsunamis the way the west coast of the United States is.
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@FourWalls (68916)
• United States
3 Feb 23
Not always. It was a little windy today, but there was a cold front approaching.
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@RebeccasFarm (90298)
• Arvada, Colorado
3 Feb 23
You know I am in love with the beach, though I like mine a bit colder.
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@RebeccasFarm (90298)
• Arvada, Colorado
4 Feb 23
@FourWalls No..the breath has to be crystalized
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@FourWalls (68916)
• United States
4 Feb 23
@RebeccasFarm — oh, then this isn’t the place for you. I came down here to get away from crystallized breath. 
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@FourWalls (68916)
• United States
4 Feb 23
I saw my breath while coming out of the sub place getting my lunch. Is that cold enough for you?
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@FourWalls (68916)
• United States
3 Feb 23
At least the weather will warm up quickly, not like back in December (when I didn’t leave my house for five days!).
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@FourWalls (68916)
• United States
3 Feb 23
@just4him — I’m in a perfect place. It’s raining elsewhere in Florida but sunny here, just cool.
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@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Feb 23
@FourWalls Yes, it should be warm by the time you get home. It starts warming up tomorrow here.
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@dgobucks226 (35721)
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11 Feb 23
That description reminds me of Sanibel Island minus all the eateries and attractions. But even those were fun and interesting to see. Yes, nothing like those Florida beaches and sea birds and other wildlife!
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@FourWalls (68916)
• United States
11 Feb 23
The real wildlife, not the drunk college kids during spring break!
Great photo!!!
Great photo!!!1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (182020)
• United States
3 Feb 23
I think I like Sanibel and Captiva better.
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@FourWalls (68916)
• United States
4 Feb 23
I have a friend who always vacations there, and I really hope and pray they can get it restored quickly. I hate what that hurricane did to the area. 
@RasmaSandra (80658)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Feb 23
Looks like a beautiful place, Glad you enjoyed yourself,
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@FourWalls (68916)
• United States
4 Feb 23
Nothing like the beach! Instant enjoyment!
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@FourWalls (68916)
• United States
3 Feb 23
Yes, ma’am. Enjoying every moment God has blessed me with here!
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@LindaOHio (181346)
• United States
3 Feb 23
Very cool. I see the other picture below. I was wondering where the blue heron was! Thanks for taking us along!!!
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@FourWalls (68916)
• United States
3 Feb 23
Yeah, I was eating and making the collage, so I saw a bird and added it. 
Sowwy about that.
Sowwy about that.1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (181346)
• United States
3 Feb 23
@FourWalls No biggie. It's there now.
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@thebos (5960)
• Kisumu, Kenya
6 Feb 23
@FourWalls it is still in my wishing list
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