that area I ran today was part of a little experiment. I've always loved running at this park, but wanted to see more of the area. It's impressive, basically 3 parks strung together where you can run on grass for pretty much all of it (~5 mi in one direction) - a runner's paradise for a Floridian. And it's near the everglades, so theoretically you can trek across some path and get to the everglades, and run on the embankment etc.. (which is kinda scary, but people do it - mostly cyclists ride out there).
in addition to that, it has nature areas (boardwalk-ish stuff throughout some forests), tons of lakes/canals, a water park, 3 dog parks, an amphitheater, and they hold state h.s./college XC meets there.
pretty sick.
it's a really beautiful area.. and unfortunately very expensive. but an affordable option pops up occasionally, luckily.
so long story short.. i'm trying to find a place out there. it's all homes near the park, no apartments etc.. so i've actually been looking to rent a house.
tried touring a few but they got rented out. going to tour one tomorrow which I actually like better than the other two. the back yard (beyond the fence and small canal) is basically right on the "everglades" (a huge portion of land which leads directly to the everglades).
i've checked out some apartments near work, "big city" life just isn't for me -> especially with two very active dogs. It's only slightly cheaper too.. the apartments near the beach (near my work) are pretty expensive. I hated having to use an elevator, and hearing the sounds of the city -> music from various restaurants, traffic, etc. Down by the swamp, you hear bugs/birds/nothingness, it's great.
so instead of finding a spot near work, i'm trying to find a spot near the swamp (20 min from work lmao, which is still closer than I am now (40 min)). i want to heal up, and just run/relax out there. lots of peace & quiet, not much traffic at all, safe, dog friendly, etc. If I lived out there & my injuries were healed, I could get my mileage way up very safely (all soft surfaces) with tons of visual stimulation because of how many different grass spots you can run.
i've been obsessing about this for a month or so.. want to find something soon & setup shop.
also, no roomates/living with family members etc. just me, 2 pups, and some long overdo relaxation.
#lifestuff
Sounds so nice. I sometimes get a bit overwhelmed living in a big city, and even though where I am is pretty quiet as far as relatively central London goes, I miss proper quiet.
ya man, proper quiet is where it's at.
human noise pisses me off, much more so now than at any time before. I wear earplugs alot, in the house & at work etc. Just trying to drown everything out. eeeh.
Hope I can move out to the country side one day.
same! i need the land, and quiet.
there's no country side in SFL.. so that means moving out of SFL eventually.
SFL is so congested. that congestion has been bugging me for a long time now.
I really liked Clermont when I was passing through. Some beautiful homes sitting on sizable land. That's what I care most about, land. If I ever buy a home, i'll care more about that than the size of the home. A small (clean af) home sitting on a few acres would be awesome. Would have to move up north for that, or out of Florida completely. A home sitting on a few acres in SFL is worth several millions. eh!
pc!
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