One thing we did not experience last year here in Florida, and I was afraid we wouldn't experience this year either, was a sighting of a Right Whale which is a rare type of whale that migrates south every winter and goes right by the shore here in Ormond Beach. Well yesterday we were driving along the beach road when we came to an area where lots of people were parked and standing looking out into the sea. So we stopped and looked too, and low and behold we saw a couple of the Right Whales swimming by quite close to shore. You really could hardly see them, but when they were pointed out to us, we could see them. One of them blew out of its blowhole, and that was pretty exciting. I didn't get a picture, but here are a couple of websites to visit if you want to see pictures and get info about these creatures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_whale
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/cetaceans/rightwhale_northatlantic.htm
Another creature we have observed on our walks on the beach is a different kind of jelly fish. We researched it, and it is called a cannonball jelly fish. Here is a website to see pictures and to get info about it too.
http://www.beachhunter.net/thingstoknow/jellyfish
We have really enjoyed being so close to the ocean and being able to enjoy all it has to offer whether it is just driving along the shoreline road or taking a nice walk on the beach. No swimming though because right now the water is about 55 degrees. Brrrr. It's a lot warmer in the summer. And we do NOT miss Iowa's winter weather one bit!!!!!!!!
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