16/365: Dinky Dock Park

So C, his niece S and I picked up my BIL at Disney's Yacht Club Resort at noon today. Since we were already in the area  Z said might as well see some sights so the trip - and the gas! - wasn't a waste, we moseyed over to Rollins College.

On I-4, we took the Fairbanks exit and drove towards 17/92. You could say we were driving blind - all we knew was that somewhere past this busy avenue was Rollins College. We were ready to make a U-turn when we saw the gate to the school. Eureka!

We drove in and oohed and aahed over the cobblestone streets, the quaint Spanish-Mediterranean beauty of the buildings, the pretty little cottages on the peripheries of the campus...then we got a glimpse of Lake Virginia between the trees and the houses. We wanted to see it!

So we drove around until we got to the end of the road we were on, heading towards the Sutton Place Apartments - student housing I think - and we came upon Dinky Dock Park.

Dinky Dock. Had a nice, kooky ring to the name...which appealed to me. And yes, the park was postage-stamp-sized but in keeping with the quaint character of the College, it was pretty, charming and restful.

A cute little sign post for a cute little dock. That building on the background is
Sutton Place Apartments. I think that's the student housing for upperclassmen.

This is what I loved most about Dinky Dock Park - a lovely little bookshelf
where you can borrow books. You'll have all the quiet you need
to read on the benches dotting the shoreline...

...something that these two girlfriends took advantage of as they soaked in the sun,
shared stories punctuating each turn of a page.

The boardwalk gazebo was definitely eye candy...

...and so were the trees laden with Spanish moss.

Picture perfect, huh?

It's a place where you can reflect and relax in utter peace...even in the midst of a school day.

The Dinky Dock boardwalk - short but cute.

Of course, these day tourists couldn't resist the click, click, click for posterity.
That's hubby C holding the camera.

BIL Z and my hubby taking pictures. Z is the older of the two.

It was an enjoyable lightning visit, mind. I only wish we had the time to walk 'round the college and take pictures of the charming buildings and pretty little cottages on campus! Oh well, there's another day, God willing.