Just another day at the beach

I love swimming, and I prefer oceans to pools. But there’s always that fear of sharks.

And after years of going to the North Beach, a state park in Fort Pierce, it finally happened. People at the beach gathered and grabbed their cameras. The man who hooked the small shark reeled her into the beach where she was pulled onto shore.

I wasn’t scared but fascinated by the five-foot black tip shark. I acted like a photojournalist instead of a beach-goer, taking pictures while circling the shark closer than anyone else in the crowd.

Here’s some of the best photos from the eventful day:

 

The big move from college to the real world

After living in Gainesville for all four years of college, I finally moved away today. Instead of being sad, I was ecstatic to come to Fort Pierce.

Who wouldn’t be excited to go from a duplex with just one room to claim as my own to having an entire house to myself? Moreover, who wouldn’t be pumped to live in that house rent- and tax-free?

Sadness only hit when it was time to say goodbye to my boyfriend, Kevin. It’s hard to leave the person who has been attached to my hip the past year. But as hard as it was to finally break our final hug, I knew it was necessary for me to go. Change is an unavoidable part of life.

However, Memorial Day weekend is only two weeks away, and he’ll come to visit then. And there’s nothing like Fort Pierce beaches and the cove on Memorial Day.

There’s just nothing like this town. Driving with the windows down to my new house, I noted the scents outside change in an instant from orange blossoms to grilled hot dogs.

It’s good to be home.