Blogs from Florida, United States, North America - page 7

Welcome to Spring Break 2023! Last year we took the kids down to the kids down to 30A. It is a very beautiful area in the Florida Panhandle and this was not our first time vacationing there. For the last 3 years we have taken the boys and their friends to the 30A area. Well, our experience in 2022 was very different than past years. Timmy and his friends wanted to venture to the Seaside area. In the past years we had eaten in the area during the day and shopped around. Didn’t think this Spring Break would be any different. Ha, we were so wrong! We have never felt so unwelcome in an area. It was just a bad experience and we vowed we will never go back to 30A for Spring Break. It was ... read more

That's right! The boat sailed and I forgot to notify you so you could come aboard. We left without you. What was I thinking?....or not thinking is more like it! My bad! Fortunately, there will be a next time and I will surely alert you with plenty of notice. Mark my word. Pinky swear! Hopefully, some of our pictures will help you to imagine you were onboard.....pretend anyway. A big group of us from Tropical Palms signed up to travel on Carnival’s cruise ship: the Mardi Gras. We left Port Canaveral for a 7 days cruise on February 11th. We traveled to Nassau first. We were supposed to go to Puerto Rico but the itinerary was changed early on. We didn't bother to get off the ship in Nassau as we have been here several times ... read more

Marianna FL – Perdido Key FL Perdido Key Marina & RV Resort Days 16 We took the scenic route from Marianna to Perdido Key. The direct route would have been to take Interstate 10, but Mark & Karen suggested taking Route 231 to Route 98. This route was about an hour longer than taking I10 but much nicer. Route 231 is a nice rolling highway, Route 98, was your typical main roadway through multiple shore towns. I think it was worth the extra hour of travel. Perdido Key Marina & RV Resort is a small resort, with 56 RV sites, and 24 slips. Many people come back year after year. Fellow loopers Jim and Norma, are staying here in a slip. Jim has also taken a job as their Activities Directory. We were very disappointed to ... read more

Weeki Wachee FL – Gainesville FL Moochdocking – Steve & Jane (Sabbatical) Days 11 - 13 Leaving Weeki Wachee both RV’s needed to empty our holding tanks and fill up with both gas and propane. Our first stop was a gas station that was not designed for RV’s but was big enough to get into. Planning ahead we did not hook up the jeep, Angel followed us in the Jeep. The second stop was a local RV dealer that had a dump station and bulk propane. It was a wise decision to wait to hook up the Jeep. We had to turn around and backup both to dump and get propane. It was interesting making our way around the parking lot, weaving around very expensive RV’s. Once we finished up at the RV dealer we attached ... read more

A new year has arrived! Happy 2023 everyone. We wish you a happy and healthy New Year. Before we entered this new year, we finished up the old one with many festive and fun times with friends and family. Hop on your faithful time machine (it's been getting quite a workout, I know) and back it up just a little...midway into December will be good. All set? Great....let’s go......Buckle up! Remember the golf cart parade that traveled through Old Town and we ended up being a participant? It was part of our last blog....remember? Anyway....go back if you need a refresher. The holiday parades didn't end with that one. They kept coming....and coming....and coming. A group of us (TP folks) made our way over to the town of Celebration on golf carts. Fortunately, our friend, Ray, ... read more