Today, we visited Tomoka State Park. This turned out to be such an interesting place! On our lunch break, I noted that we probably couldn't see all there was to see in a single day. It simply isn't possible. I do believe we'll make repeated trips in order to really explore all we can (whatever that means!).

While today would have been a perfect day for canoeing, our goal was an any-weather hike, discovering nature and history. The hike is a half-mile trail which winds its way through the oak hammocks that were once inhabited by Timucuan (TI-moo-kwan) Indians.  (For those who are unaware, a  hardwood hammock is a "dense stand of broad-leafed trees that grow on a natural rise of only a few inches in elevation". They occur on patches of limestone, sand, and shell at elevations that usually do not flood.)

This weekend, we traveled from Florida's east coast to the west coast. On Saturday we attended the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, FL. While it does have it's educational aspects, I'll admit the focus is mostly on the midway. Who doesn't like a fair?  But on to the forest...