Adventures including a visit to, drive thru and/or stay in Florida
“Camping” near the home of the Blue Angels! We stopped here to visit the Gulf Islands National Seashore-Florida and the National Naval Aviation Museum (on the Naval Air Station Pensacola.) We actually camped across Perdido Bay from Pensacola, in Lillian, Alabama, our 35th state to camp in with Lizzy! We Read more…
Staying in the Big Bend Region of Florida We picked Perry as a stop, as it was about halfway from Sarasota to Pensacola, and close enough to visit the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee, and just before arrival, discovered so much more to visit! We did it all in only Read more…
Mostly just hanging out…in camp or at Linda & Steve’s We planned our week in Sarasota to mostly visit with Gail’s good friend Linda and her husband Steve. Unfortunately, they had to go back to Seattle just before we arrived. Instead, we had time to catch up a bit on Read more…
Or West Everglades…Big Cypress National Preserve Five nights camping in Big Cypress National Preserve (#231), at Monument Lake Campground. It is only our 5th time camping with Lizzy in a National Park! Despite the website info that there was limited cell service and no showers, we were pleasantly surprised to Read more…
Although we didn’t visit it at all! We camped in Davie, Florida just 3 nights, for one trip south, and one trip north. First day we drove south, first for a revisit to Robert Is Here Fruit Stand, for Fruit Milkshakes and some “grocery shopping”, the for a revisit to Read more…
Camping at the largest KOA in the Country Yep! Okeechobee KOA is the largest KOA in the world, by area and # of sites, and encompasses a 9 Hole Golf Course. Gail’s Cocoa Cousins asked, “Why are you going to Okeechobee? There isn’t much there.” Maybe they were right? Well, Read more…
10 Nights in Titusville-time with Aunt Carolyn and Cousins! Last time we saw Gail’s Aunt Carolyn (and 2 of her 3 cousins) was on our 2018 Georgia-Florida Winter Trip, when we camped in Carolyn’s back yard! This time we camped 24 miles north, but still had lots of visits with Read more…
Right off I-95, 1 mile north of Florida We’re camped just outside St. Mary’s, Georgia, the gateway to Cumberland Island, Georgia’s largest and southernmost barrier island. Much of it is a National Park or National Wilderness. And outside of Jacksonville, Florida, only 30 miles south, are 2 more National Parks. Read more…
Lizzy Adventure Albums at: February 7-March 5, 2018 March 5-April 2, 2018 Overview Our first longer trip with Lizzy was an escape from the NE Winter. We hightailed it from NJ to Virginia and back, the first & last days…6+ hour days. Gail even took her 1st turns at driving Read more…
Road Trip Albums at: January 5-30, 2015 January 30-February 19, 2015 Overview January 5-30: Left Bellevue heading South on I-5 through Oregon to Southern California. Then heading East primarily on I-10, drove across southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. January 31-February 19: Drove into and “around Read more…