Tag: Florida
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North East Florida Coastal Sunrise Adventures
In early November, when the clocks were turned back an hour for Daylight Savings Time, I was in the Central Time Zone. A couple weeks later, I entered the Eastern Time Zone and the clocks moved forward an hour – which basically put me back at square one. I’m blaming…
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St Augustine Florida Nights Of Lights 2021
I arrived in St Augustine FL on November 29. I’m staying at Stagecoach RV Park – one of several favorite campgrounds in the St Augustine area. Finally Relaxing!?! My time in St Augustine has been busy (fun-busy) but I noticed something strange. I’ve been able to relax. This is the…
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Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park in Jacksonville FL
Getting a last minute campsite is tricky these days but I managed to book a spot for 2 nights beneath the Spanish Moss in the coastal jungles of Jacksonville FL. Ok, it may not have been as far out in the wilderness as it sounds but it sure felt like…
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Leaving Homestead Florida – February 2021
In early February, when I checked the weather forecast, it looked like good weather was expected through my February 14 departure date. In short, it was supposed to be not too hot and not too cold with tolerable humidity levels. To Sombrero Beach for Nikki’s Birthday My little girl turned…
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Extending My Stay in South Florida
I fully expected this… I’ve extended my stay here in south Florida and will be here until Valentine’s Day. Yep. That’s what I expected… I knew I’d want to stay longer! So I did. By the time I leave, I will have been in the Homestead-Florida City area for 9…
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A Mom and Nikki Florida Keys Day Trip
My first trip through the Florida Keys with Nikki and Cookie was back in February 2016. That’s when the annual Mom and Nikki day trip to Key West was born. From that point on, when I visited Nikki each winter, we’d take a day trip through the Keys to Key…
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Christmas Lights – Cookie’s Final Resting Place – Homestead FL
In early December I made the 5+ hour trip from St Augustine, Florida to Homestead, Florida. Normally, I don’t like to drive more than a couple of hours in a day but the campgrounds in northeastern Florida were full for the Holiday’s so I made the trip in one fell…
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St Augustine FL – Getting Lab Work Done While On The Road
I left rainy, dreary Kingsland, Georgia on the morning of November 29. It was about an hour and 15 minute drive to St Augustine where I would be spending a few days at Stagecoach RV Park. I was lucky to find a campground with an opening. Many campgrounds here are…
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Reminiscing About The Florida Sunrise
It’s dreary outside, my work is done for the day and I sit here thinking about all the sunrises I experienced when I was on the road. My bed (in the van) is across the back. Some mornings I’d roll over in bed, open the curtains and watch the sun…
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