Ponce de leon park is located on the outskirts of Punta Gorda in Florida. Our van was still at the dealership waiting to for a fix, so we had lots of time to investigate the area. On the edge of town, overlooking Charlotte Harbour, this park seems to be the sunset Mecca of Punta Gorda. People and their beach chairs started showing up in droves just before sunset and took front seat row to the show.
There is the sandy beach and a short trail through the mangrove,
but we were slightly intrigued by the variety of awkward signs in this park. The sign below is not awkward, but it looks like there were several corrections along the years.
There were several Ponce de Leon “puppets” near the parking lot. This one was the “better-looking” one.
This sign spells his name differently, but also check out the weird language around the code of ordinance. Can’t they use normal words?
This sign removed the rest of the name completely. Not necessary for a beach.
I guess this one is fine.
But this sign is beyond awkward. It’s just wrong.
I wonder how many people were named Columbus at the time? Aside from that what a cool legacy this “protector of the plumed birds is?”
The rest of the signs were just regular informative signs and you can read about the different creatures around this park.
But we only encountered this bunny,
and a cardinal
Despite all of these confusing, at times, infuriating signs, we enjoyed Ponce De Leon Park and its rocky shoreline,
With these cool coquina rocks.
They looked nice when the sun started to set,
and the sunset wasn’t too bad either.
We will leave you with one more sign. This may explain the other signs since it looks like no one pays attention to them.
Yeah, the sign clearly says “no fishing.”
Oh, Florida…
It’s calming to think about the very charming sight of people gathering with their chairs by the water to view the sunset. It’s a very nice thought!
Those sign mishaps are hilarious. 😆
It’s nice to see all the different animals you can possibly sight in that area. So thankful for these warmer days again so that we can do the same over here!
It’s great that we have Florida weather here now. We just need to work on putting up awkward signs 😊
Come to Toronto. We got lots over here!
But I just recently escaped from there!
😆
In light of the idiosynchracies in the signage, I am disappointed that the fiddler crab didn’t have a wooden and cat gut sound making machine!
Haha, that’s a good one!
It seems most states, towns in places in the U.S. have some sort of claim to fame. Not sure being the place where the first white man died would be my choice. The beach looks like a good place to watch the sunset. Happy Thursday. Allan
My thoughts exactly!
Oh well, we can ignore the he signs. The fishermen certainly did!😂 But that sunset was wonderful!
Beautiful place with a very contentious history. Great pics
Thanks for stopping by!
Re the last sign; I suppose all those who were fishing could have been fishing according to ord 1345-03. or maybe 05
You are anonymous again, John 😊 Did you check those ordinances? I don’t know id I dare to inquire…
That first bunch of ‘informational signs’ certainly need newer updated signs to explain their outdated concepts and strange wording. I enjoyed the animal signs, seeing the bunny surprised me. The sunsets were gorgeous and lovely!
Thanks, Rose! Yes, definitely needs updating!
Rules and laws? We don’t need no stinkin’ rules and laws. I find it hypocritical at best when some claim to be such law abiding citizens when it comes to the parts of the Constitution and Bill of Rights that they agree with and conveniently dismiss the parts that they don’t agree with.
I remembered from history that Ponce de Leon was one of the Spanish conquistadores supposedly looking for the Fountain of Youth. I came across this bit of information about Ponce de Leon. He doesn’t sound like a great guy, which is why it’s interesting how these places spring up. https://www.mor-tv.com/article/fun-facts-about-ponce-de-leon/8359752
No doubt it still was an interesting place to visit, Margie.
Thanks for adding the link! Yes, I don’t think that any of these guys were very nice guys…
Oh, the signs! It’s amazing that the city council or parks department or someone wouldn’t want to improve or remove some of these. I would’ve felt like I was watching that TV show, “Drunk History”. On the other hand, the sunset must make up for it. Your sunset photo is beautiful!
Thanks, Kellye! Yeah, the signs were a bit surreal and felt like they belonged to a different era. I guess they are not a priority for the city right now. And yes, the sunset was lovely.
“Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs”
Haha 🤣
A great tune: ‘Signs”, by Canadian rock group The Five Man Electrical Band (formerly The Staccatos)
https://youtu.be/oeT5otk2R1g
we’re looking into a campervan, it sounds like your van brand is out of the question!
we might visit Germany’s RV show this year (or next) to get our new campervan. cheaper, we’ll built.
your in the perfect spot for our trip down this winter!
What do the new ones in Germany go for these days? The prices here went up so much that they are actually out of reach for many people. Not to mention the supply issues. I know someone in North Carolina who is selling a low mileage one that had all of the necessary mods done already. I think he is asking 65k us. Most people are asking over 90k US.
Seeing a lot of RVs in self storage (gas prices/travel costs?). I feel the trend to RVing will slow down interest, reducing RV prices.
Europe’s RVs of good quality are high priced, like the Wingamm 610 that we’re dating, is about 85,000 EUR, imported into the US at $180,000 USD (price gouging for sure). something close in style and quality we’re looking at, begin around 32,000 EUR ($45,000 CDN imported).
The more European RVs imported will force North America makers to compete. Something overly capitalists will refuse to do. The RV future looks interesting.
By the way, we just received our Starlink RV kit!! http://www.starlink.com …in a word “WOW”
We’ll see what happens with the RV market. Let me know when you are planning to come through here and we’ll try to be home!
What a beautiful sunset. I can see why people come with their chairs to watch the show. Someone clearly went a bit crazy with the signage here. The coquina rocks are really neat.
Itr was a nice little park despite the signage 😊
I see the previous bloggers covered everything in their comments. I will say I loved the first photo and the sunset was well worth gathering to see.
Thank you!
Haha loved the ending. Those signs! What adventures you had during the van debacle.
You gotta love it when debacle leads to adventures!
Totally love it!
As I was reading the signs I was wondering how many people read them and I found out at the end😊. Nice place.
Haha 🙂 Thanks you for reading through to the end!
My favourite photo? The puppet! Thanks again for taking me along. I hope I wasn’t too much trouble. Ha, ha. Cheers, Muriel
Always a pleasure to have you come along ❤️
This looks like a lovely place to wander, except for the strange and sometimes embarrassing signs. I live near a lake and there’s a sign that says not to fish off the bridge, but of course, there are always a few people fishing there!
The wonders of the human psyche!
Beautiful location!
It is! Thanks for stopping by!
Florida is rather corky isn’t it?! What amazing places you have discovered though!
It sure is! I think we were able to see beyond the murky waters and make the best of it!
I’m so glad!
Happy everyday！
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不知道说啥，开心快乐每一天吧！