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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Everglades
This is our site at Collier-Seminole State Park in Florida. We’ll be leaving in the morning going further into the Everglades on Highway 41, also known as the Tamiami Hwy. Yesterday, as we were driving here we drove past some … Continue reading
Everglades Boat Ride
From the Land of 10,000 Lakes to the Land of 10,000 Islands. We’re in the Everglades now. Our first outing was to take an Everglades National Park Boat Tour. This narrated 1.5 hour tour took us out through the mangroves. … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Post, December, Florida
Tagged Alligator, Bottle Nose Dolphins, Everglades, Everglades National Park, National Park Service
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Airstream Ranch & Christmas Dinner
Check this out. Eight Airstream recreational vehicles shoved into the ground near Tampa, Florida. We have seen this phenomena before in San Antonio, Texas, with Cadillac cars, and Volkswagens and even combine machines. Finding a restaurant that is open on … Continue reading
Little Manatee River State Park
Moving on down the west side of Florida we are now in Little Manatee River State Park just south of Tampa. The weather has changed significantly. 72F was the high, the sun is shining, sky’s are blue, and the high … Continue reading
Manatee Springs State Park, FL
It’s getting so warm. The high for yesterday and today was around 82F and the humidity was also 82%. We did drive through spots of fog on the way here. I do not like this muggy kind of weather but … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Post, December, Florida
Tagged Gulf of Mexico, Manatee, Manatee Springs State Park, Scuba diving
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Cape St. George Lighthouse
We were up early for a morning walk on the beach to look for shells and were blessed with a very beautiful sunrise. Strange to see the sun rise over the water here on the west side of the state … Continue reading
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Gregory E. Moore RV Resort
It’s been a few years since we were here, but Topsail is one of our favorite RV parks. For sure it is one of the prettiest ones we have been in. It has lots of shade, well-groomed paved sites with … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Post, December, Florida
Tagged Gulf Islands National Seashore, Gulf of Mexico, Topsail
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Pensacola Beach
Another beautiful sunshine day. It started out in the 40’s but quickly made it up to almost 70 degrees and not humid at all, in fact it was very comfortable. A great day for a little hike. There is a … Continue reading
Pensacola Sunshine
Sunshine!! All day today. We didn’t see a single cloud. It was cool, around 60F. A perfect day for a walk in my opinion. There are a few armadillos scampering around our campground. This one didn’t seem to mind having … Continue reading
Pensacola, Day 2
The Pensacola Lighthouse is the oldest light station and the tallest lighthouse on the Gulf Coast. Some say it’s haunted. The lighthouse was featured on the Travel Channel’s Haunted Lighthouses of America and on SyFy Channel’s Ghost Hunters. We made … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Post, December, Florida
Tagged Fort Pickens, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Lighthouse, National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Pensacola Lighthouse
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Pensacola, FL
We are at Fort Pickens Campground in the Gulf Islands National Seashore west of Pensacola Beach, Florida. The drive out to the park is along Santa Rosa Island, a barrier island that changes naturally over time. In order to protect … Continue reading
Still
After a nice lunch with our friends, Steve and Bonnie, we said goodbye as we will be going our separate ways tomorrow. Bernie and I went back to the campground and then went for a walk. It’s a cool day, … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Post, December, Florida
Tagged Panama City Beach, St. Andrews State Park, Still, Turpentine
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Panama City Beach
The weather is changing. The rest of the country is experiencing winter storms and some very cold weather. But here, where we are in Florida, it’s way different. Monday was rather steamy, with temps pushing 80F and humidity at 100%. … Continue reading
Panama City Beach, Day 3
Look at that blue sky! The high temp was 78F. What a beautiful day! We found our friends and the four of us went to Pier Park, the premier shopping destination for the Panama City Beach area. It’s a beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Post, December, Florida
Tagged Panama City Beach, Panama City Beach Florida, Pier Park
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Panama City Beach, Day 2
Our friends, Steve and Bonnie from Arkansas, are visiting Panama City too. The four of us went exploring around St. Andrews State Park this morning. We went to look at Alligator pond. No alligators. But there was a short hiking … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Post, December, Florida
Tagged FL, Panama City, Panama City Beach, Panama City Beach Florida, St. Andrews State Park
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Panama City Beach, FL
Our home for the next seven nights will be at St. Andrews State Park in Panama City Beach, FL. This has been rated one of the nation’s top ten beaches and is a very popular spot for the surfing crowd. … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Post, December, Florida
Tagged beach, Gulf of Mexico, Panama City Beach, Panama City Beach Florida, St. Andrews State Park, surfing, World War II
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Torreya State Park, Day 2
The Gregory House at Torreya State Park is a beautiful old plantation house that used to sit on the other side of the river but was moved over here when the park was being developed. It’s now a focal point … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Post, December, Florida
Tagged Apalachicola River, Gregory House, Torreya, Torreya State Park, Torreya Taxifolia
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Torreya State Park, FL
Check-in time is 3:00 at Torreya State Park campground, but we arrived way before that. State prisoners were hard at work raking and making the place look spiffy. The campground was empty except for one other RV and that was … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Post, December, Florida
Tagged Apalachicola River, State prisoners, Torreya, Torreya State Park, YURT
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Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, Day 2
Stephen Foster is one of America’s most influential composers. He was not a Southerner; he was from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of his songs, “Old Folks at Home” made the Suwannee River known all over the world. This park on the … Continue reading
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