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Florida Tour 2014 Overview
For those that want a complete overview of our Florida Tour that we took at the end of last year, here is a complete summary of the trip with links…
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Visit to Kennedy Space Center
We got up early, had a nice big breakfast at the hotel in Cocoa Beach, and drove over to Kennedy Space Center. Driving there we saw several gators and even…
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Afternoon in Cocoa Beach
After leaving Fort Lauderdale, we continued north towards Cocoa Beach. We checked into the hotel and ventured across the street to the beach. I was feeling quite nostalgic knowing Dad…
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Fort Lauderdale Riverfront Cruise
After spending the night in Fort Lauderdale at the Comfort Suites Airport & Cruise Port, we grabbed a quick breakfast snack from the hotel and then headed down to the…
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Afternoon in South Beach
After leaving Marathon, Florida, we drove through Miami over to South Beach. We stopped in at University of Miami in Coral Gables. Such a pretty entrance into campus. We made…
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Bahia Honda State Park
One of the things on our to-do-list while in the keys was to go to Bahia Honda State Park. The afternoon after spending our morning at sea, we had a…
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Burdines Waterfront Restaurant
Burdines Waterfront ChikiTiki Bar & Grill is located on Boot Key Harbor on Marathon Key. We actually passed by it earlier that day in the boat. This place was packed,…
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Spreading My Dad’s Ashes
Never in a million years did I imagine that I would be spreading my Dad's ashes before I even turned 40! You can read all about his journey with ALS,…
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Morning at Sea off Marathon Key
On New Year's Day, we woke up early and stopped in at McDonald's for a quick breakfast before hopping on a charter boat for a half day on the open…
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Morning in Key West
Key West is such an interesting place with so much character, history, and uniqueness to experience. When we were in the Keys, we spent New Year's Eve morning in Key…
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Key Deer National Wildlife Refuge
Another must see and do while in the Florida Keys is to visit the The National Key Deer Refuge, which is located on Big Pine Key and No Name Key.…
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Everglades National Park
After an exhilarating airboat tour in Everglades City, we headed towards Shark Valley, which has an observation tower that provides amazing panoramic views of the heart of the Everglades. click…
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Everglades Airboat Tour and Gator Show
We arrived at Captain Jack's to get tickets for our airboat tour. Before going there we stopped at the convenient store for some breakfast. I saw Zinger's and was quickly…
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Everglades City
We left Naples and arrived in Everglades City a little after 2 p.m. and checked into the Everglades City Motel. When we were looking for places to stay in Everglades…
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Naples, Florida
After leaving Sanibel Island, we continued south for a stop in Naples. Naples has lots of metered parking along the streets as well as some parking lots. We probably drove…
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Sanibel Island
We arrived at Sanibel Island and we were starving. We wanted to stop at a local place so we ended up at the Sanibel Cafe, which is in the Tahitian…
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Fort Myers River District
After eating a lovely dinner at Capone's, we went back to the hotel as the kids were itching to swim in the pool. We stayed at Hotel Indigo, which located…
Capone’s Coal Fired Pizza {Fort Myers, FL}
On our Florida Tour, on Sunday after leaving Myakka River State Park, we drove the rest of the way down to Fort Myers, Florida where we were staying at the…
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Myakka River State Park
On Sunday morning of our Florida tour, we got up and took Gramma and Granpa out for breakfast at Susie's Grill. We dropped back by their house to finish gathering…
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Weeki Wachee Springs
On the 2nd day of our Florida Tour 2014, we took a little break from visiting with Gramma and Granpa and went to Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, home of…