Let me preface this article by saying that we are a little embarrassed the way they overdramatized our life. We really only experienced 1 tragedy, and that was losing Noah. The Hurricane put us on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, the oil spill was a road bump and we...
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Brewery: Pensacola Bay Brewery
We have been very fortunate to have a brewery come to Pensacola, and a great one at that! Located in the Old Seville Historic District adjacent to Downtown Pensacola it makes for a perfect setting. It is among towering Live Oak Trees with longs flowing strands of...
Attraction: Mote Aquarium, Longboat Key, FL
As a side trek on our way home from South Florida we ventured over to the Sarasota coastline and headed north. And just a few miles north of Sarasota Beaches is Longboat Key and situated on the island is the Mote Aquarium. What it lacked in size it made up for in...
Destination: Siesta Key, Florida
This is a beach that I have been visiting every once in a while since I was 20 years old. I remember when I first went there I could not believe how white and powdery the sand was, along with the bright blue-green, clear water. And still every time I go I am...
Destination: Boca Grande, Florida
This is one of 2 lighthouses located on the island. In years past, this was home toumerous iguanas.The first tip I can give you if you ever head out to Boca Grande is get gas at the Super Day Express Food Stores. They also make great food for picnics (sandwiches,...
Will the third time be a charm? The RV saga continues…
After the New Orleans debacle and the Orlando scheister we were still undeterred from realizing our RV dream. We had a trip coming up to South Florida and wanted to be able to do it in comfort and style so we were in a bit of a hurry now to find one. I once again...
RV Dream still wrecked.
After that harrowing experience in New Orleans, that took a time off my life for sure, we had thought that our dreams for a motorhome were extinguished. Instead, what it did for us, is help us figure out what we reallyeeded.We had chose the Safari Trek because it...
RV Dream turns to Nightmare: part 2
Okay, so there I was 3 hours from home, at 3:30 a.m., freezing, in a part of a city that I am unfamiliar with, I haveo transportation ando place to sleep.So first thing Ieeded was a hotel room to crash, but where was I? Luckily my phone wasow charged and it had GPS. I...
Destination: St George Island, Florida
The St. George lighthouse was relocated from the West End of the Island where it had collapsed from hurricanes in 2005. The locals gathered all of the bricks, and using the original plans rebuilt the lighthouse where itow stands in the center of the island activity.As...
Restaurant: Nav-A-Gator, Lake Suzy, FL
Tucked away from the Snowbird and Tourist spotlight is a little piece of “Old Florida” known as the Nav-A-Gator Bar and Restaurant. It seems as if it might be almost just the way it was when it opened in the 50s. The walls and property are littered with eclectic memorabilia and what some may call junk, but it creates an atmosphere of a place that time forgot.