Category Archives: Florida

Panama City Beach

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

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 →

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Panama City Beach, Day 3

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

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 →

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Panama City Beach, Day 2

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

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 →

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Panama City Beach, FL

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

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 →

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Torreya State Park, Day 2

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

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 →

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Torreya State Park, FL

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

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 →

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Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, Day 2

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

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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Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Our week at St. Augustine was fun, but we have a hard time staying put very long.  We left early this morning to get around Jacksonville before the church crowd and the holiday shoppers filled up the highways and then … Continue reading →

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Turkey Run

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, was a quiet one for us.  Rather than cook the meal we went to Cracker Barrel Restaurant for our traditional turkey dinner.  For sure this was a popular place, lots of people waiting outside. Friday we drove … Continue reading →

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Flagler Beach

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Once the rain stopped this morning we decided to take a drive and explore a bit before the next round arrived. Flagler Beach is a small community on the Atlantic Ocean about a half-hour’s drive south of here.  The wind … Continue reading →

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St. Augustine

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

On our way out to St.Augustine Beach we passed this flock of Wood Storks.  They looked cold, all tucked in like that. Hardly any people were on the beach when we got there, just a few people walking their dogs. … Continue reading →

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Strawberries

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Along side the St.Augustine Flea Market is BerryStacks Hydroponic U-Pick Farm.  We had stopped in there yesterday but it was too hot and humid and we decided to stop in today instead.  But then today the weather is cold and windy.  Can’t … Continue reading →

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St. Augustine, FL

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Right next to St. John’s RV park where we are camped is St. Augustine Marketplace. We just walked over to have a look-see.  On our way we noticed several Volkswagen cars and vans driving in so we followed them to a … Continue reading →

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St. Augustine, FL

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Our home for last night and tonight is here at St. John’s RV Park in St. Augustine, Florida. The weather has been pretty awesome, warm and dry. The St. Augustine Lighthouse was our first stop today.  This is St. Augustine’s … Continue reading →

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Fort Clinch

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

We went to visit historic Fort Clinch (1847-1945) early this morning before the rain comes. The US government built this on the north end of Amelia Island, at the mouth of the St. Mary’s River, to protect coastal and interior … Continue reading →

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Amelia Island

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Amelia Island is a barrier island along the east coast of Florida.  It’s just a few miles south of Cumberland Island, Georgia, where we were a few days ago.  This is not a wilderness-type island like Cumberland Island was, it … Continue reading →

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Slow Wet Day in Florida

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Welcome to Florida, The Sunshine State, only it was very cloudy, and began to rain while we were at the Welcome Center.  We enjoyed a complimentary glass of orange juice, found the brochures we were looking for and then just … Continue reading →

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Fort Pickens

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

About a mile from our campground is historic Fort Pickens, completed in 1834 and used until 1947.  First we watched the 15 minute video about its history and then walked around the grounds.  Other than the two employees in the … Continue reading →

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Gulf Islands National Seashore

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

We left Falling Waters State Park and drove about 130 miles west to Fort Pickens Campground at Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida.  This campground is on one of the barrier islands on the Gulf of Mexico.  The road to here … Continue reading →

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Falling Waters State Park, FL

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

This morning we counted eight other RV’s in the Walmart parking lot with us at Live Oak, Florida.  Some arrived late last night and some left before sunrise this morning so there was no photo opportunity.  We left early, too, and headed … Continue reading →

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