Today was very relaxing. From Daytona Beach I headed north up highway A1A to Jacksonville. The stretch of A1A from Daytona to St. Augustine is the most scenic in terms of feeling like you are on the perimeter. You can see the ocean for much of the way and, even when the dunes obstruct the … Continue reading St. Augustine and the Oldest Surviving Plantation in Florida →

My initial thoughts for today were to find something interesting to do in/near Miami and then head up the coast to Cocoa Beach for the night. However, when I looked at the top attractions in Miami on TripAdvisor, nothing grabbed my interest (it mainly seemed to be beaches or water activities). The reason to stay … Continue reading Last Full Day of Driving →

Key West is obviously an essential place to visit when following the perimeter of the US but there is only one way there so, unlike any other place I’ve visited earlier on these trips, it is a long drive both ways along one road, the “overseas highway”. Since I have visited Key West twice before … Continue reading Day Trip to Key West →

Today’s focus was Everglades National Park as I crossed from the Gulf coast to the Atlantic coast of Florida. The National Park has several separate entrances and visitor centers so I decided to visit two of them as I headed to Florida City on the road to the Keys. According to the National Park website … Continue reading The Everglades Disappoint →

Since I arrived in Florida the weather has been wonderful. I used to visit central Florida frequently, with our 10th grade class, at the end of April and the weather was usually very hot and steamy. This week, however, has been sunny, with low humidity and temperatures in the mid 70s (low 20s C). The … Continue reading Not Your Typical Florida Tourist →

Today was built around two activities that were very different. The first was a visit to Big Cat Rescue whose name says it all. They feed their 85 exotic cats once a day each morning and offer small group tours so visitors can see some of the cats as they are fed.  We saw a … Continue reading Great Day of Contrast →

Those who know me know how little I like beaches and water so the small communities along the Florida gulf coast held little interest for me.  This meant that today was all driving so I could get to the larger cities in central and southern Florida. The route I traveled was designated scenic in some … Continue reading Getting a move on →