To finish off our time up in North Florida, we headed back to the beach with a different set of family members.  Some fun was had with a slightly damaged skim board (no skimming really happened, so it was just a “board”) and we all enjoyed playing in the water once the sun came back out!

The beach.  Lots of people.
The beach. Lots of people.
Still fairly hazy out there.
Still fairly hazy out there.
Got some nice contrast on the buildings
Got some nice contrast on the buildings
Wide open spaces
Wide open spaces
My favorite photo of the set.  Like the light rays through the clouds.
My favorite photo of the set. Like the light rays through the clouds.
Obligatory seagull shot.
Obligatory seagull shot.
moody beach scene.  Also realized I have crap on my lens. dangit.
moody beach scene. Also realized I have crap on my lens. dangit.
Reflections in the water.
Reflections in the water.
Brother in law, Sean, apparently brews some pretty badass beer in his garage.
Brother in law, Sean, apparently brews some pretty badass beer in his garage.
I bought a new flash and was playing with it. ;)
I bought a new flash and was playing with it. 😉

Since we all had to head south that night for various reasons, we drove down to St. Augustine again to get some dinner and walk around a bit before piling back into the car.

1565.  This place is NEAT!
1565. This place is NEAT!
Long exposure of the water.  It almost worked, but the colors were too boring.  good experiment though.
Long exposure of the water. It almost worked, but the colors were too boring. good experiment though.
I still want these stickers.
I still want these stickers.
Wonder what this said...
Wonder what this said…
The Castillo
The Castillo
The lighting is interesting, but we got there so late it was closed.
The lighting is interesting, but we got there so late it was closed.
Lights on the palm trees
Lights on the palm trees
Christmas lights and the moon in the top left corner
Christmas lights and the moon in the top left corner
I liked these trees, apparently
I liked these trees, apparently
Another tree shot.
Another tree shot.
Motion blur. This only works if there's a subject there, I think.
Motion blur. This only works if there’s a subject there, I think.
Survey marker!
Survey marker!
Cute little red scooter
Cute little red scooter
Restaurant sign. We didn't eat here. Got Greek food instead!
Restaurant sign. We didn’t eat here. Got Greek food instead!
This is a drive by shot of a palm tree that ended up being one of my favorites of the night!
This is a drive by shot of a palm tree that ended up being one of my favorites of the night!

Good times! We split off from there and the family continued on to Fort Lauderdale to do some snorkeling and diving while Jason and I went back to Melbourne to hang out with some friends and relax some more before we have to go back to work in a few days.  Pretty pleased with the amount of photos I took this trip.  The blog has had a desert theme for quite a while! 😉