Florida

Road trips are always quite the adventure for our family, especially now that we have seven children to travel with. Driving rather than flying to our vacation destinations gives each of us a chance to explore new landscapes, culture, and a large amount of food. Our children travel well, so we decided to visit two very different beaches in the last few years. We headed to California to visit Pismo beach as well as Florida to visit Cape San Blas. Both destinations were amazing so it is hard to compare. However, we’ll do our best to break down Cape San Blas vs Pismo Beach.

Florida’s Space Coast includes over 72 miles of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean and offers something for the entire family. With Orlando only a short drive away, these beaches are popular day trips for both locals and tourists. Separated by Kennedy Space Center, Cocoa Beach and Playalinda Beach at the Canaveral National Seashore are two very different sides of the same coin. Where do you go when deciding between Cocoa Beach vs Playalinda?

Florida’s Cocoa Beach stretched out for miles in either direction. I buried my feet in the warm sand with a sigh and listened to the sound of the waves quietly brushing back and forth on the shoreline. We were lucky to arrive on a day where the crowd was sparse. Other than the occasional cloud, the weather was beautiful and I lounged about beside my family without a care.