After forty eight days, our volunteer stint at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park came to an end – December 1st was the day we returned to our carefree life as retirees. Considering that out of the 48 days only 6.6% …
From Fort Pierce, we headed to one of our favorite destinations, St. Augustine. In addition to doing some sightseeing, one of our reasion for this visit was to take care of some personal business at the DMV in Green Cove …
We were really looking forward to our next destination, Topsail Hill State Park in Santa Rosa Beach. Not only because it is one of our favorite State Parks but also because it would be a reunion of sorts – our …
Here’s the rundown on all the places we ate at during our stay in Alabama. Being so close to the Florida border, we made several trips to Pensacola where we bought fresh seafood at Joe Patti’s and stopped for lunch …
As we traveled from Tampa northwestward towards the Florida panhandle, we did our share of eating out. Here are some of the restaurants we visited. Near Rainbow Springs State Park During our stay at Rainbow Springs in Dunnellon, FL, we …
Riverbend, our southern home. A planned seven week stay. How great that was going to be. All the time in the world. Yes, all the time in the world to make sure our site was ready for our renters (our …
On one Saturday during our stay at Riverbend, we were feeling a little ambitious and needed a break so we ventured over to the downtown area in The City of Palms (Fort Myers), enticed by rave reviews from other Riverbend …
Ah, how we totally loved this bit of wilderness in the midst of Flori-burbia! Well, guess it’s probably more than a “bit” since Myakka River State Park (our review) is 37,000 acres (58 square miles) and has more than 39 …
A short drive of about 8 miles from St. Andrews State Park is the historic, charming town of St. Andrews, perfect for a quick day trip on a beautiful, sunny day. As we parked the car by the waterfront boardwalk, …
Weren’t we just there you ask? Yep, we were. So why did we return again? Well, we like it there. And as you’ve probably figured out we don’t like being tied to a schedule. But with Topsail being a very …
