Jacksonville Beach

Last week my mom and I headed down to Jacksonville (I think I am going to call it JAX from here on out for fun) to find a new place to live, which I will write about at some point. We made a point to head out to the beach twice. I am so excited to live near the ocean and when we were looking at places close to the beach we had to pop out there are see it.

We walked out this long pier to see the guys fishing and just to see something. I was too lazy to take my sneakers off and I didn't want to get sandy before I looked at more apartments. When we got out to the end a guy caught a shark... it may have only been 3 feet but it was still a shark. After they brought it in, at this point my mom and I cannot look away, the guy that caught the fish took it by the tail and essentially shot putted the shark back into the ocean. I wish I had taken some pictures of that but I was too fascinated by the shark to get out my phone. It was so pleasant to stand on the pier and hear the waves and feel the breeze. I am so looking forward to sitting out there and catching the sun soon.

The next day after dinner we headed back out there to walk on the sand. It was super hard to find parking down there, people live right on the beach and the majority of the water front appears to be private. Anyway we took a few minutes to walk on the sand. It is so different from the Gulf of Mexico, where I have vacationed for years. The sand was harder and not really fluffy, also the tides are crazy different from one another. But it was refreshing to walk along the beach and relax.

I am so excited to hit the beach, although I will have to figure out the best times to go since they are pet friendly before 9 and after 5. I cannot wait to take Lily to the beach!!

 I would almost put money on the fact that Lily will hate the beach but it will be fun to take her out there a few times. Who knows, she could become a beach babe!