Tavares, Florida is a small town about 40 miles north of Downtown Orlando. The once sleepy suburb has been spending a lot of money in recent years on some crazy ideas that are now paying off. Welcome to Tavares, “America’s Seaplane City.” I recently was invited to check out the new(ish) redevelopment project as part…
As you have seen from our road rules, we like to stop at college campuses if we are in the area. On our 2013 road trip, we drove through Notre Dame and the University of Michigan. This time, we drove through the University of Florida in Gainesville and Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana. The idea…
Apparently vacation was so great and relaxing that I didn’t finish writing about it. Here are the highlights: •Marco is one of my favorite places in the world. It’s funny that they have only two seasons. On and off. I prefer off season. •The trip to Tigertail Beach is worth it. I refuse to take…
Our annual Marco Island vacation is under way! We are in a new house this year and it’s pretty amazing. It was a pretty successful day of swimming, fishing, day-drinking, naps and constant snacking. We’ve decided since we can now fish from the backyard, we will have a fishing competition. I’m proud to report that…
It doesn’t often get “cold” in Florida, thankfully. But when the weather gets cooler, Blue Spring State Park is the place to go. You see, when temperatures dip, manatees look for warmer waters and head to the always 73 degree water of Blue Spring State Park. It’s amazing to walk into the park and just…
I’m not really a ‘selfie’ person. Especially when it comes to full-body selfie’s. But today I couldn’t resist. Try dressing for 30 degree weather when you live in Florida. It’s not fun. I spent an hour last night searching for my serious winter jacket. I only get to wear it twice a year. So where…
Just returned from a nice Sunday bike ride with really weird Florida weather. It’s sunny outside, light breeze, not too hot. My little Patrick and I rode behind our subdivision to the “horses” and spotted a rainbow!! We kept riding and saw the horses. And it started raining, like really raining. Patrick got off his…
Did you even realize that the first wildlife refuge in the entire county was here in Florida? Not only that – it’s just a short two hour drive from Orlando?? I stumbled upon the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge while on a great bike ride down the Jungle Trail. I had no idea it was…
**Below is written by 9-year-old Brendan Cook** I went to St.Augustine on my field trip. We got to go the hospital that I hated. It was so disgusting. But I’m not going to talk about it. We went to the Colonial Quarter. Also the fort and a tram ride around the city. When we got…
I love the beach. The sand between my toes, the sound of the waves crashing to shore, the smell of salt in the air. It’s my go to happy place. I don’t consider a vacation a real vacation unless there is a beach involved. But it also has to have a pool as I will…