Category Archives: Florida

Tampa and Home for Christmas, Dec 2015

We stayed in the Raleigh area longer than we planned, and had to revise our trip south. The RV park where we wanted to stay in the Jacksonville, FL area was full so we spent a couple of days at … Continue reading

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The Road to Raleigh – March 2015

We left Key West early on March 17th on our way to the Manatee Cove RV Park at Patrick AFB near Cocoa Beach, FL. We had planned to make the trip in two days, but decided to make it a … Continue reading

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Key West, FL – February/March 2015, Part Two

We hosted a small party at our campsite combining our friends from 2013 and our friends from 2014. Jim and Philly were “headed up the road” the next day and Alina had talked about how she had taken up the … Continue reading

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How Do You Get Mail? Communication and Technology on the Road

When we are talking to people about being full time RVers the one question that comes up most often is, “How do you get your mail?” Because we no longer had a physical address in Michigan we had to establish … Continue reading

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Key West, FL – February 2015, Part One

While we were in Tampa, we got word that, for the first time, the RV park on Sigsbee Island was turning people away. However, one of our friends checked it out and found that if you arrived at Sigsbee Island, … Continue reading

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Tampa, FL – January 2015

As we worked our way south to warmer weather our next stop was Tampa. We normally stop here as we go south to spend time with our niece, Robin, and her two kids. While there are quite a few campgrounds … Continue reading

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Rainbow Springs State Park, Dunnellon, FL – Jan 2015

Rainbow Springs and the Rainbow River are unique places to visit. The Rainbow River is one of the clearest rivers in the world, with underwater visibility of over 250 feet in the headsprings area. This is why we wanted to … Continue reading

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Pensacola, FL and Home for Christmas – December 2014

From New Orleans we traveled back to Oak Grove Park at Pensacola Naval Air Station. This is a great campground – nice sites, close to the water, nice running trail, and the camp hosts have a no-host happy hour every … Continue reading

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Key West, FL – 2014 (Part II)

Great news, we will move to a full hookup site! Friday morning was very busy – we had to move off of our current site by 10:00 and I had my first “Snorkeling 101” class at 10:00. We were up … Continue reading

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Big Cypress, Tampa, and Gulfport – March 2014

We enjoyed our time in January at Everglades National Park, but there is another part of the Everglades that isn’t visited as much. Shark Valley of Everglades National Park and the Big Cypress Preserve are on the northern end of … Continue reading

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