Day 45: First Day at Flagler
After arriving in the dark the night before, we opted for a family bike ride to explore the campground and get registered. There are two sides to the campground: one right on a bluff overlooking the beach and another across the highway near the intracoastal waterway. We have an intracoastal site, which is considered less desirable, but was great for us since we had more space and not as much sand and wind to deal with. It was especially good since we were having some crazy windy, stormy weather. Fun fact for those not familiar: the intracoastal waterway is over 3,000 miles long from Texas to Massachusetts.
Once back from the bike ride the boys had some video watching time. Both opted to watch videos about airplanes and, Nicholas ended with some security system video. Needing to leave screens and the RV before the school day, the boys and I headed to the town of Flagler Beach. There is a nice path along the water with surfers to watch. It was another red flag day, so the rip currents kept us out of the water.
A highlight of the day for me was discovering they have recycling here! Not just cans, but paper, plastic, glass, and aluminum all mixed together, just like home.
During the school day we had lots of thunder and lightening with the intermittent downpour. Pretty fun to watch from the RV, and we were all glad to not be in the tent (especially given the winds from the previous night).
While Rob made dinner, we played a bike chasing game which the boys were all giggles about. When getting on our bikes, Nicholas found a tiny lizard on his kickstand, and when we were covering the bikes afterwards there was a frog on the front of the RV. It’s so much fun to see these animals that we just don’t see back home.
As a side note, the animals I would love to see in the wild for the first time this trip: Armadillo (I have seen a handful of dead ones along the road, but none living), alligator, porcupine, and skunk. I have already see signs saying watch out for each of these animals, but still haven’t seen any for myself.