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3/8/22 - Jupiter, FL
Another early start to the day. After breakfast we loaded into the van and headed to the beach. We chose to go to DuBois Park in Jupiter because we heard that it was very family friendly AND there are lots of fish-able ocean inlets. It ended up being the perfect spot for us. We found a spot to set up for the day and then Nick took off right from there on our paddle board for a few hours to fish. There were lots of other families there and the boys and I had a great time. We were situated on a sandy ocean inlet. The area was pretty shallow and there weren’t waves, so it was a fun change from our last few beach days. We swam around and played with sand toys. Enzo took his ‘beach day nap’ under the sunshade. We ate snacks and then Nick was back. I took the big boys out on the paddle board while he stayed with Enzo. We came back and Fitzy was getting pretty tired. I took him back to the van and put him down for a nap on the bed. It ended up being a pretty long nap. While he napped I helped Nick pack up our beach things and then brought Enzo back 

for a nap as well. He slept in my arms. Nick and Ozzy stayed busy exploring the park (and found a crab) while I was with the other two in the van. Once everyone woke up we all took a walk along a sidewalk path and over a bridge to the end of a jetty. Lots of people were fishing and catching all sorts of fish. One guy showed us his catch. It was a sheepshead fish. It was very windy out there so we started back. When we were about to cross the bridge again we heard a man yelling at some teenagers in the water below, “Go that way! There’s a shark!” And sure enough we saw the fins of a large shark swim right by the kids and back out to the main inlet. It was crazy to see because we were swimming with our kids in that same water area only a few hours before. It didn’t seem deep enough for anything like that to be a worry. Everyone was okay, but the water was cleared out for a few minutes before people started swimming again. We got in van and headed back to camp. Our way home was pretty slow because we left during rush hour and had to stop to wait for a draw bridge we needed to cross over. But everyone did great and when we got back we made dinner, showered, and then went to bed. It was a fun and exhausting day. The only kind of Florida day we know!

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