A new to me dessert treat

Friday March 15, 2013
Site 20 Blue Spring State Park
Orange City, Florida

 

My day starts with Manatees of course.  The low was in the 30’s last night so they have returned in big numbers for mid March.  I never tire of them.  I could watch them for hours.  They are so calming.  I wish I could walk right down the steps into the water and just float along with them.  The white marks on their backs are scars from boat propellers.  I’ve said before, I don’t understand why the state of Florida doesn’t require cages on the boat propellers in their rivers.

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

I pretty much spend the entire morning with the manatee.  In the afternoon I do go into the spring but with no manatee.  Not a graceful beginning but it’s very shallow there so no diving.  Walking in just makes it take forever.  Better to just get it over with, get in and start swimming.  I warm up faster that way and then everything is great.  Sure wish there was a manatee here.  It would take me a very LONG time to get out when they call for people out/manatee in.  

 

 

 

 

  

 

After dinner, we meet Paula and Olivia at Olivia’s favorite dessert spot in the cute little town of DeLand.  We drove in down the main street where the motorcycles were non stop.  We did get a close parking spot and walked by Pioneer Park which has a huge outdoor mural and appears to be a place to bring any food you’ve purchased or brought from home, sit a while and people watch. 

 

 

 

 

We see Paula and Olivia waving from a table just outside Berryville.  I am so excited I forget to take a picture of it and have to go back later to get one.  We take turns going inside to get our treats so we don’t lose our table.

 

 

 

 

WOW! Look at this!  Sweet tooth heaven!!  Pick up a cup on the left.  Move to the back and serve yourself any flavor/s of frozen yogurt in any amounts. Flavors such as White Chocolate Mousse, Carmel pretzel, Kiwi Strawberry Sorbet, Watermelon sorbet, cake batter, red velvet, peanut butter, triple chocolate, New York cheesecake, over a dozen flavors. Then come on around to the right and cover your yogurt with any and all toppings you can imagine including fresh fruits of every kind.  Last of course is the scale where you pay by the ounce. 

     

 

Here’s Olivia showing off the finished products.  Each of these cups (well David’s is almost full), not quite full cost between $5 and $6 each.  And yum yum yum!!!  Berryville is not a franchise so you will just have to come to DeLand to experience this great idea.

It doesn’t get much better than sitting outside on a cute main street eating sweet frozen treats.  The only fly in the ointment was bike week.  We could hardly hear ourselves talk for the motorcycles going down the street.  DO come to DeLand.  Unless you love motorcycles, avoid Daytona’s bike weeks.

 

After we finished our yogurt, 8 year old Olivia wanted to go across the street to show us another of her favorite stores.  She calls it the Bunny shop.

 

Yup wall to wall, floor to ceiling CANDY!   All those old candies you loved plus home made fudge and chocolate.  You could swoon just walking in and getting one whiff.  Olivia and Paula took their time carefully considering and picking out one treat each for later.  

 

 

 

 

The only thing we seriously considered were these Licorice Beagles.  I should say David seriously considered since I don’t care for licorice.  I do wish I’d taken some specific pictures of those old candies and bars you can’t find anywhere anymore including the largest Sugar Daddy suckers I have ever seen.  Blame it on the sugar high I was already on.

What was your favorite candy as a kid?  I’ll bet they have it.

 

 

 

  

This is the last time we will see Olivia and Paula as we wind down our time at Blue Spring.  But we don’t say good-bye just “see you later”.  It’s been wonderful having local guides to some of the best places to go.  Thanks SO much you two for making our time here so special.  We’ll be back next year if all goes well!!