Day 241: Holder Mine Campground, Withlacoochee State Forest, FL Cloudy and warm. After getting some nice showers at the Holder Mine Campground, we went back to the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. We saw lots of animals that either were on the endangered species list, or still are on the list: whooping cranes,... Continue Reading →

Day 240: Tallahassee Walmart Partly sunny and warm. Down to the big peninsula of Florida. But we wanted to check out The Big Bend, or the inside of the elbow of Florida. There’s not much there on the map. It appears to be coastal marsh. And it’s pretty quiet here. We found a park for... Continue Reading →

Day 239: Hickory Landing Campground, Apalachicola National Forest, FL Sunny and cool. Finishing up the Forgotten Coast First stop from the Apalachicola National Forest: Carrabelle. This town with its natural deep harbor is very quiet on a Sunday morning. We couldn’t even find a coffee shop open. We chatted with some fishermen, and a lady... Continue Reading →

Day 238: Geronimo St, Miramar Beach, FL Sunny and cold. Time to push on. We’ve seen a Mardi Gras parade now, and we may be making pests of ourselves with Joe and Gay. One final breakfast cooked by Joe and we were off. We traced the path we took three days ago through Mexico Beach... Continue Reading →

Day 237: Geronimo St, Miramar Beach, FL Sunny, windy, cold. At least it stopped raining. We stayed outside at Miramar Beach as much as we could. The water was beautiful and so calm. We had a nice afternoon lunch at Pompano Joe’s in Destin, went to the Destin Yarn Shop, then had a late afternoon... Continue Reading →

Day 236: Geronimo St, Miramar Beach, FL So much rain! We are back at Joe and Gay’s place. Daughter Jess, Bart and son Dominick have been here the past week. We did a puzzle and had a little birthday celebration for Dominick, who will be three years old next week. Tom and I ran some... Continue Reading →

Day 235: Cash Creek Campground, Tate’s Hell State Forest, FL Fog that falls sideways. The Forgotten Coast, Again We are still slow at getting going in the morning. The Forgotten Coast was hit by hurricane Michael in 2018. We went to The Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve Visitor Center in Eastpoint. Here is a lot... Continue Reading →

Day 234: Florida Welcome Center, Campbellton, FL Cloudy, warm, humid. The Forgotten Coast Today felt a little weird. It felt like summer at the Visitor Center, where we parked overnight. I felt humid and a little out of sorts because of it. We drove straight south to the Apalachicola National Forest. On the way we... Continue Reading →