Florida

As our road trip continues, we transition to Savannah with a stop at the GTM Research Center, which was educational and absolutely beautiful!

Henry Flagler's East Coast Railway started in Jacksonville and ended in Key West, and he developed high-end hotels all along the way.

Our winter road trip continues in St. Augustine. This will be a short post about a little wine and music – after we tour a church, of course.

We've vacationed in Orlando more often than anywhere else. But where this post gets interesting is on moving day when we visit Winter Park.

We continue in Matlacha with a trip to Little Pine Island and a walk to Community Park to see the other side of our canal and bird paradise.

Four nights in this funky little town were not nearly enough. We need a return trip for more sittin' on the dock of the bay, wastin' time.

Although it took us two days, we didn't mind the return trip to Downtown Panama City – with another brewery, a great meal, and live music.

After a great tour of the USS Alabama in Mobile, we completed our relocation to Panama City, FL where the sun and sand were waiting for us!

Posts from our 2023 southeast winter road trip are complete. This post provides an outline of what we saw and links to posts about each stop.

We enjoyed a walk in the park and a visit to Historic St. Andrews for sightseeing, a tour of a vintage printer, and a beer by the Bay.

This lighthouse has been through a lot in its 175-years: rebuilds, redesigns and a relocation from the hurricane-prone Cape San Blas.

We finished off our fabulous stay in St. Marks and made a stop at San Marcos de Apalache on our way to two nights in Apalachicola.

We finish up our stay in Orlando in Mount Dora (and its light), then head to St. Marks to its National Wildlife Refuge (and its light).

With security clearance in hand, we left for Port Canaveral. It was a fabulous day, on the Port Canaveral Lighthouse and Spaceflight Tour.

North about an hour, Blue Spring State Park is a habitat for the threatened and endangered. Manatees, tall birds, and gators, oh my!

We were pretty lazy during our stay in Clermont, but our only outing was a warm and beautiful one at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales.

Marathon finishes off our Keys stay. We'll be back soon to the gorgeous blue waters and the laid back atmosphere of this fabulous latitude.

Today we cruised the seventy miles of open water between Key West and Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park (and had some beers).

Although I say it may be Vacations, "they" say Variety is the Spice of Life. If you’re into a little of this and that, this post is for you.

After our tour of Castillo de San Marcos, we had a great meal and strolled along St. George Street through yet another security measure.

Yesterday's trolly ride was great, but today we learned a little more about one section of St. Augustine – and a lot more about one man.

St. Augustine is a feast for the eyes with a great trolly, fabulous Spanish Colonial architecture, Nights of Lights, and a Bridge of Lions.

Posts from our 2020 Florida road trip are complete. This recap provides an outline of where we went and links to posts about each stop.

When we caught up with the news, we headed home the next day. This abrupt ending was much different than originally planned, that's for sure.

An airboat ride in the Everglades, a gator show by the Gator Boys, and a beautiful red lighthouse finish off our time in Florida, well almost.

This post includes a beautiful lighthouse and a tram ride through the Everglades where many of our misconceptions were set straight.

It was tough to be so close and yet so far away from the Happiest Place on Earth, but we've visited many times so I guess I'll survive.

Tchaikovsky has nothing to do with today's post, but you'll see why I picked its name as we visit the beautiful Lake Eola Park in Orlando.

Lu the Hippo, the gators & manatees were a great diversion from all the birdies in our backyard and at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park.

With great visits at the Sunken Gardens and the Morean Arts Center (home to the Chihuly Collection), downtown St Petersburg is a must-stop!

St. Pete Beach is on the barrier island of Long Key. With a fabulous condo near the Gulf Coast and its abundant birds, this stop was the best!

If you follow this blog, you know that we seldom take the fastest route when a short diversion (or six) will make the trip more interesting.

Ahead of the season, we had Camp Helen to ourselves. We were amazed that somewhere this peaceful was so close to the hustle and bustle of PCB.

After a visit to St. Andrews (the town), we explored its park. Although we had hopes of seeing some gators, LOTS of herons were even better.

What an absolutely fabulous day here in the panhandle of FL. I will say, this state is growing on me and it hasn't even warmed up yet!

Even though temps were downright chilly, the sunshine and white sandy beaches were a great alternative to the cold and snow of Wisconsin.

Building a snowman is pretty fun and snow looks great on the evergreens – especially with Christmas lights. But now's the time to head south.