Warm winter weather has people flocking to the beach, which is keeping lifeguards on their toes.
One of them is Julie Lange, who, with her feet in the sand, talked via social media to her husband back in Iowa.
She, her daughter and their friends just got off a bus after 26 hours.
Their group is performing at an Epcot choral event this weekend.
Friday, instead of dealing with 14 inches of snow back home, they were able to enjoy the warm breezes at Cocoa Beach.
"We are snow locked, ice locked, land locked right now. So this is a great experience for them to be able to come to the beach," said Lange.
It's been a mild December on Florida's Space Coast.
Record highs have been set and lifeguards, who normally slow down a bit this time of year, are dealing with many more beachgoers than usual with cruise passengers stopping in and others who came to town from the roadways.
"We haven't had too many cold spells, so people are still coming out to the beach," said Asst. Chief Eisen Witcher, of Brevard Ocean Rescue.
The timing is good for his staff, which has four new enclosed lifeguard towers in the Cocoa Beach area.
They allow the guards a better vantage point to keep track of swimmers in the water and give them protection from the elements.
"It gives us that presence on the beach," Witcher added.
Something that visitor from Iowa said makes them feel much safer.
"I would definitely know where to go if I needed help on the beach. That would be the first place I would do," said Lange.
It’s a place they said they plan to return to get out of the cold.
Brevard Ocean Rescue recently received the Beach Patrol of the Year award from the state.
The award was given in part due to innovative improvements like the new towers and laptops made available through a grant for lifeguards to document medical and statistical information.