Lisa is a beach girl- loves the beach and warm sun, has great memories of the beach. For her it was going to the Cajun Riveria, aka Destin, Fl with family at first, then with friends, and then with her branch of the family- Ant, Ash, Tony, and Alex. Douglas on the other hand isn’t…
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After spending time at the “mouse house” and “fort winderless”, we decided to go coastal again, so we fought thru I-4 construction and traffic until we got way east of Orlando and its sprawl. This time the destination was to continue to find warm Florida beaches in Winter again so we headed north on I-95…
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You never outgrow a visit to Disney World! If you have, maybe you’ve out-grown humanity. Douglas believes the beauty of Disney theme parks is the “orchestration of humanity.” We both have fond memories of enjoying Disney World as children and then teenagers and Magic Kingdom visits with my own children when they were really too…
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As we continued our travels along Florida’s Atlantic coast, we attempted to take our campervan on Daytona Beach, but the access areas we attempted were more affected by high tide, so getting onto the beach wasn’t going to happen today. We continued to Flagler Beach and the highly rated Gamble Rogers State Park (full name…
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Every time we travel in the van we say that we are not going to hop around from town to town…we are going to take our time and settle down. Maybe we say this because we don’t like packing & unpacking. Even though we are totally self-contained in our campervan, there are still hook-ups that…
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It is time to leave sunny Florida for a few days and head to Austin so Lisa can attend her Yoga Therapy weekend training. It was way too easy to drop the campervan off at Ft. Lauderdale airport offsite parking location and hop on a plane. It was interesting that one of the national airport…
View MoreIf there is one thing in Lisa’s life that she absolutely hates when traveling, it’s backtracking. If you go to Key West and through the dozen or so islands along the way, there are only two ways not to backtrack. Either you fly out or you stay. We didn’t stay because we have so many…
View MoreWell the lack of available campgrounds got so bad that we had to break down and get an AirBnb for a couple of nights. Douglas’ friend and his wife had told us that Islamorada was their favorite key with great restaurants, local art, and a village feel. We loved this Key! Douglas found a great…
View MoreThe Key West sunsets I remember at Mallory Square were some of the most beautiful I’ve seen in the world, but the last time I was in Key West was 20 years ago. This week there were 3 cruise ships parked at Mallory Square blocking the sunset view completely! 20 years can do some…
View MorePeople that live in Florida have a love-hate relationship with ‘Snowbirds’. On one hand, Floridians love the money they can spend in the local economy. On the other hand, they say the Snowbirds crowd their favorite restaurants, cause most of the accidents on Florida highways by driving too slow, and fill up every single campground…
View MoreI’m not talking about retreating no sir Gonna take our stand in this chevy van Windows open on the rest of the world Holding hands all the way to dixie land We’ve been trying to turn our lives around Since we were little kids It’s been wearing us down Don’t turn away now darling Lets…
View MoreAfter spending a night in a Fair Grounds parking lot at the RV show, we traveled south and then west to beautiful Sanibel Island, FL. Douglas thought he had been here before, and after a call to his mum, it was confirmed. Their family came out here in late 60s or early 70s to spend a vacation on the…
View More‘Cause we got a little convoy Rockin’ through the night. Yeah, we got a little convoy, Ain’t she a beautiful sight? Come on and join our convoy Ain’t nothin’ gonna get in our way. We gonna roll this truckin’ convoy ‘Cross the U-S-A. Convoy! — C. W. McCall Sometimes, Lisa and I do things a…
View MoreWe are already missing our time on St. George Island but Douglas really wants to see Manatees so we headed to Manatee Springs State Park a bit northeast of Clearwater. The park is on the Suwannee River which flows from the Okefenokee Swamp to the Gulf of Mexico in Florida. It is a beautiful park…
View MoreHere we go, on the road again Like a band of Gypsies we go down the highway We’re the best of friends Insisting that the world keep turnin’ our way – Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson We are finally back on the road headed to a Travato meet-up at the largest RV show in the…
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