Category Archives: Florida

Big Lagoon State Park, Day 3

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Marsha Brecht

Today was another beautiful day, in the 60’s and sunny. The forecast for the rest of the week could be rain and storms so we wanted to get some hiking in today. The main thing we wanted to see was … Continue reading →

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Big Lagoon State Park, Day 2

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Marsha Brecht

FROST on the car this morning! But then the sun came out at warmed everything up. It turned out to be a beautiful sunny day. Downtown Pensacola has an awesome farmers market and craft show. We grabbed our jackets and … Continue reading →

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Move to Big Lagoon State Park FL

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Marsha Brecht

Even though we were enjoying our stay at Gulf State Park in Alabama it was time for us to move on. You know how hard it is for us to stay put for any length of time. We had been … Continue reading →

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Santa and Friends

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Marsha Brecht

Quite a day. We met our friends, Lois and Klea, at the local Farmers Market in the morning. We all made some purchases. I bought some pickled okra and some fig preserves and some ginger cookies as well as tomatoes … Continue reading →

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Roses, Cars, and Boats

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Marsha Brecht

The last week has been pretty quiet. We’ve just been relaxing at home and doing real exciting things like laundry and grocery shopping. We are still at the Escapees Rainbow Plantation near Foley, Alabama. On one of the nicer days … Continue reading →

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Topsail Hill Preserve State Park

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Marsha Brecht

We left Jacksonville a few days ago and drove west on I-10, spending the night at a small RV park in Tallahassee. Nothing to blog about there. Yesterday we arrived at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Gregory E Moore RV … Continue reading →

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Stephen Foster State Park

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Marsha Brecht

Our week at the RV park north of Jacksonville didn’t go so well. The first few days were hot and muggy. Even a walk from the RV to the park office left us drenched in sweat. The rest of the … Continue reading →

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Florida!

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Marsha Brecht

Yup, we’re in Florida now, and it’s hot and humid. I’m thinking we got here too soon. Actually, it is unusually warm here for November so we’ll stay and wait for it to cool. Our first stop was at the … Continue reading →

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Still Here

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

It’s been several days since my last blog. The weather has not been very cooperative, being cold and wet with only a few peeks of sunshine so we haven’t done much. But we can’t really complain too hard since snow … Continue reading →

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Big Lagoon State Park

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

There was some rain over night and we woke to a dense fog in the morning. Once the fog began to let up we went for a long walk to explore the park. It remained cloudy all day. There’s a … Continue reading →

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New Location

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

I said this is a (almost) daily blog but it’s been a few days since I had anything to blog about. The last few days have been rather uneventful as we were just driving but I just want to let … Continue reading →

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Cedar Key and Shell Mound

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

The past few days have been cool and wet so we haven’t been out much. Now the forecast for today was to be a little warmer and sunny so drove about 30 miles to the coast to visit Cedar Key. … Continue reading →

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Waiting in Chiefland

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

We’ve been wanting to get back to the Florida Panhandle but there’s some nasty winter weather happening up there so we’ve been just hanging out waiting for that weather to clear first. We are at Chiefland RV Park in Chiefland, … Continue reading →

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Kumquat what?

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

The last few days have been cold and windy and sometimes rain so we haven’t been out and about much but rather taking it easy at home.  But today turned out to be a beauty at around 70 degrees and … Continue reading →

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Seafood, Cigars, and Sponges

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

The last few days have been so much fun…. and food! Linda cooked up a real seafood feast for us and her family.  There was rock shrimp, scallops, shrimp, stone crab, grouper, clams, and more shrimp. It was fantastic! And … Continue reading →

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Exploring and Moving

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

It’s been pretty cold here in the Tampa area the last few days.  Not cold by Minnesota standards, but cold by Florida standards. For the senior rate of $2.50 each we can ride the Suncoast Trolley and any connections to … Continue reading →

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Tampa RV Show

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

The 29th Annual Florida RV SuperShow begins today. This is reputed to be the largest and best consumer RV show in the nation.  I can’t say I disagree with that. I’ve never seen so many RVs in one place before. … Continue reading →

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Wall Springs Park

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Bay Aire RV Park in Palm Harbor (Near Tampa), FL, is where we will be for the next few days. We were lucky to get in here as it appears to be filled to capacity. After getting settled in we … Continue reading →

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Bok Tower Gardens

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

It’s looking like it will be a beautiful day today and we decided to go visit the nearby Bok Tower Gardens, a National Historic Landmark. This 205 foot tall tower and the surrounding gardens was established by Edward W Bok … Continue reading →

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Moving Up

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Yesterday was a quiet day.  We just took it easy, walked around the RV park and then went for a drive up the west side of nearby Lake Okeechobee.  What we thought would be a scenic lake drive was a … Continue reading →

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