It's Fall! Ok, it's been Fall for a little while now (in fact it's almost winter), but for Florida Fall is just beginning. One of the autumnal activities Alex and I are both obsessed with is camping. It doesn't matter where; we've gone camping all across the United States and it never seems to bore us. There's always something new to see or learn.
That's why when Thanksgiving weekend rolled around, we packed the truck and headed to Anastasia State Park. Yes, its less than five miles from our house, but it is a truly beautiful park with a lot to offer! The campsites are spacious and most offer a good amount of privacy due to lush cabbage palms and other generous shrubbery. We even shot our Autumnal 2015 Lookbook there (see previous post)!
We were fortunate enough to stay two nights: Wednesday night and Thursday night. The first night we arrived after dark. Hmm. Come to think of it we arrived after dark both nights. It was a good thing I solar-charged our lantern.
We had a nice little fire in the evening and then again in the morning to cook our breakfast over. We had brought bacon, onions, eggs, apples and honey and made a delishious dish on our cast iron skillet both mornings! We had also purchased a glass jug of red sangria and added some citrus to it - yum! It is vacation after all, lol!
Thursday we weren't due for Thanksgiving dinner with Alex's family until 4pm, so we meandered along the nature trail and the old quarry site located in the park. Afterwards we enjoyed some sangria in the hammock next to the fire.
Thanksgiving was a banquet at the gorgeous historic B&B House of Sun and Sand located right on St Augustine Beach. I don't have any pictures, but it was truly was a stunning building and feast with well over 20 guests - all friends and family of the owner.
After dinner we made our way back to the campsite and fell asleep. In the morning we made our apples and bacon and had a cup of sangria then made the five-minute walk over to the beach. After a brisk walk on the sand and in the chilled wind, we made our way back to the truck, packed up and headed home so I could prepare for the Farmer's Market the next day.
What a thanksgiving! Take a peek at some photos from our little vacay below:
If you could steal away for a long weekend, where would you go and what would you do?
Thanks for stopping by!
<3 Ashley & Alex
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