Well, we are well overdue for a new adventure and I am looking for a couple more beach images for this coming art show season.
What do ya say Lyla, we should get packin'
Alright, I think we have everything...
Lyla couldn't wait to get in her backpack, and we were excited to see that she still fits!
Day 1 - Headn' north
With no travel plans made, we decided to just head north up the coast...
for as long as Lyla will sleep and see where we end up.
Well, we made it to Jensen beach and it looked like a good place to check out.
Lyla made a bee-line for the sand and water.
It was good to be sandy again!
Well, it was 2:30pm and the plan was to chill on the beach for a couple hours until prime photography hour, but...
I think this is going to change my schedule.
Storms to the west, but at least the sun has not yet been smothered by the storms. So we decided to grab the backpack and the camera and head for the dunes in search of some new images.
I was originally searching for palm trees on the beach, but there were none to be found.
But these dunes created some great landscapes.
I'm sure I can find something to work with, but it is going to be challenging to work with the mid-day sun.
Alright! I think I found my shot, and just in time because I think Lyla is getting restless. She has a short attention span these days so she only lasted 10 minutes in the backpack
A quick pic with mommy...
And Lyla was ready to do some shooting of her own
Well...
Lyla was pretty bummed with her picture, and wanted to go back and play in the sand instead, so we headed back to the tent.
After another hour or so on the beach, the storms got close and drowned out the sun, so we decided to call it a day and head into the town of Stuart and grab a bite to eat.
Day 1 complete and the plan was to find a place to stay and come back to the beach for the sunrise, but with no hotels nearby, we decided to head home and regroup for tomorrow.
Day 2 - Headn' south
Well, the weather patterns look the same as yesterday,but Lyla was ready to continue the adventure
All suited up for the beach again
and Lyla plugged in the coordinates for Key Biscayne. Lets give it a shot.
Alright, Key Biscayne...to the beach.
While we prepped our hiking and beach gear Lyla found a place to chill
and pose for a few
and...to the beach!
The storms are all around us, but it isn't raining here yet. While Nicky and Lyla headed for the beach I decided to stay back and get a few shots of the dunes while I had a chance because the storms were rapidly approaching.
We got to the beach and found no palm trees here so I thought we could hike back to the main trail and scope out another beach...
but I quickly realized that it is next to impossible to take a 15-month old off the beach after only 5 minutes.
So I decided to put the camera away and let Lyla enjoy the beach
and break some rules.
After a bit I was able to convince Lyla to hop in the backpack and hike on.
We decided to hike to the south tip of the island and maybe catch the sunset
but there was no potential for any landscape shots here, and besides, the storm clouds have crept up on us and drowned out the sunset.
But Lyla thought there was some potential here and wanted to snap a few shots
or at least pretend to be daddy.
Well, we didn't get as many new shots this weekend as I had hoped, but we had a blast exploring the different coastal areas nearby. Looks like we will have an excuse to plan another weekend trip to the beach. This time we are going to be sure to plan a little bit more beforehand.
NEVER STOP EXPLORING!
