South Beach
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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…
Bahia Honda State Park
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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…
Burdines Waterfront Restaurant
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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,…
Spreading My Dad's Ashes
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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,…
Morning at Sea near Marathon Key
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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…
Morning in Key West
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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…
Key Deer National Wildlife Refuge
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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.…
Everglades National Park
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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…
Everglades Airboat Tour and Gator Show
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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…
Everglades City
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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…
Naples, Florida
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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…
Sanibel Island
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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…
Spring Training 2015
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Spring Training 2015

A few weeks ago, Rob and Drew spent a few days down in the Tampa area visiting with his Gramma and going to Spring Training games. Below I've outlined the…
Fort Myers River District
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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…
Myakka River State Park
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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…
Weeki Wachee Springs
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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…