Some of you might know that I also write fiction (and nonfiction too.) Last year I had my angel/ demon book Caelum come out and I'm working on the second of that series now. The series takes place in St. Augustine, I mean I *am* a Florida girl through and through so all of my books take place here for the most part.
A couple of years ago I finished a book called The Edge of Eden but I put publishing it on hold as we dealt with my husband's cancer. I am releasing it in a month or two, it just needs to go through some rewrites and sent it off to my editors. The story takes place in Homestead, Fl which is down by Miami. A pivotal point of the story is at Coral Castle Museum Homestead, Florida so we took a trip down there to make sure everything was right for the story.
Coral Castle was built by Edward Leedskalnin all by himself and he was a very tiny guy. When asked how he did this he said he knew the secret of the pyramids. The place is pretty amazing and we really enjoyed taking a tour and it really is the perfect setting for my book.
Everything is made of coral, hence the name Coral Castle, and Ed quarried it all by himself. There are so many beautiful plants!
During hurricane Andrew, many animals got loose including these rainbow lizards. A colony of them now live at Coral Castle and they are gorgeous! They don't let you get too close too.
We enjoyed our tour through Coral Castle, the guides stop and explain every piece to you as well as tell you all about Ed Leedskalnin. He actually made chairs, tables, and his bed all out of stone. He really did live here day in and day out.
This was a fun museum to visit. You can read more about it on the Coral Castle Museum Homestead, Florida website
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How fun is this place? My kids would have a BLAST there!!!
That looks so fun, seriously I need to get out to the east coast more
I wish we would have known about this when we lived in Florida. This looks like a great field trip for the kids.
That looks like a great place to go. I would love to take my girls here. I’ve always wanted to go to Florida, so hopefully when I go I can check this place out too.
These pictures are just so beautiful and truly capture the essence of your Visit! What a fun family adventure!
Your pictures really capture the essence of this family adventure. What a great experience, my kids would love to go!
This looks like it was such a fun place to visit. I will have to keep it in mind if we are ever this way.
Coral Castle looks like a fun place to explore. We are hoping to be in the area next year. We will have to check it out.
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I have always been fascinated with castles. I have never heard of Coral Castle before. I would love to go see it one day.
What a fun museum to visit. I would love to take the family here one day! Looks like a lot of fun!
This is so cool! I have never heard of it before, how interesting!
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I have always loved castles. I’ve never heard of Coral Castle before. I saved to check it out!
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Wow, I had no idea that there was a coral castle! This place looks really awesome to me!
I had no idea anything like this existed – that is way too cool! I would love to visit and view it in person.
What a unique piece of Florida history. I love getting to see what people can come up with when they put their minds to it. Sounds like a great location for your book too!
I’m jotting this down on my must-sees for Florida. What a neat place to go — so unusual.
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Oh how fun! This looks like a fun place to visit.
Wow so cool! I lived sooo many years in Miami and never heard about t!
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I love your pictures! The rainbow lizards are so neat!
Wow this is the first I’ve ever heard of Coral Castle and the story behind it – so cool! I hope you husband is doing better.
What a great place to visit! This would be a lot of fun.