Briny Breezes > A Coastal Community
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Space Shuttle and Briny
The Space Shuttle Columbia launches from Cape Canaveral, as seen from Dog Beach.
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Row CD
Looking east, this is the view for most of the park. Long lines of trailers, a sense of pride and community, and the ever present ocean at the end of each street.
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Morning Routine
A resident of this retirement community, of more than 500 people, makes his way to the clubhouse on the beach for his sunrise routine.
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Sunrise Sillyness
Ed Manly and Barbara Mulvey share a laugh in the eary morning light on the clubhouse deck .
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"Keeping up with the... "
One of the favourite pastimes is to inspect gardens, patios, and other refinements made to the trailers in the park.
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Worry Free Maintenance
Garbage duty is done by a fantastic group of men know as "The Briny Boys" who also take care of repairs and groundskeeping.
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The BBC?
The park even has its own television studio known as Briny Breezes Channel, or the "BBC."
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Abolutions
Although the trailers have all the amenities of a house, many residents still prefer to use a communal bath house.
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The White Album
White hair, white paint, white roofs. A view of Briny from up top.
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Zeek
Zeek is surrounded by "the boys" in the back shack after a hard day of labour in the S. Florida sun. Arguably the glue that holds Briny together, Zeek has worked at Briny for decades.
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Lonely
Walking along the "boardwalk." Loneliness is an ever present reality for many residents who are widowed late in life.
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A Night Out
Golf carts, the primary mode of transportation in Briny, line the grass in front of the shuffleboard court, next to A1A.
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The Briny Shuffle
The shuffleboard court gets used less and less these days as the new generation of retirees are more active. Recent proposals have included turning the courts from shuffle to tennis.
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Who Da Man
In the end, we all just want to relax and enjoy the sun.