I don't know how many times we've been to Cocoa Beach. I think our first year was 1997 or 1998, when we rented a small apartment from a friend of a friend for about $500 a week. We made almost yearly pilgrimages until about 2004, and returned periodically afterward. This is now our third consecutive year.
We've moved up in dollars spent but we still enjoy the same things: the sun, the spectacular Atlantic Ocean, a good pool, people watching, abundant Florida wildlife. My favorites are sea turtles, roseate spoonbills and the manatees who are entertaining and often elegant as they frolic in the water.
We've had a lot of fun already watching the Brevard County Beach Restoration Project. We were a little dismayed when we arrived on Friday and could barely hear one another. In the semi-darkness a little later, we saw heavy equipment working on the beach -- a lot of it. The hoise from dozens of motors and back-up warnings made me wonder if we hadn't made a mistake coming here again.The crew worked all night, and by morning a lot of progress had been made as workers and equipment made their way down the beach. As the sun rose, the gulls screeched their morning cheer to the light and I could see that our section of beach would soon be completed.
By Sunday, familiar fishermen had claimed their usual spot and the workers had constructed paths across the pipe to water's edge
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