a floridays journey

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Amoung the Cypress

Amoung the Cypress

We booked George L Smith State Park for 2 reasons. One it is near Statesboro GA, so we could visit our niece and two because of the picture of the cypress trees on their website. Camping 2 nights here was not enough. Our campsite backed […]

Family Time

Family Time

Savannah is where my parents retired over 30 years ago. We were able to do some sightseeing, spend some time with them as well as do our laundry as that is what kids do when they visit their parents. We had the best tea and […]

Forts, Forts and More Forts

Forts, Forts and More Forts

When exploring the US you will eventually run into a fort and sometime more than one fort. Fort Federica on St Simons Island, GA was founded by James Ogelthorpe in 1736. Georgia at that time in history was between the English to the north and […]

Dead Trees On A Beach in Georgia

Dead Trees On A Beach in Georgia

Wayne always asked, Is it as good as I remember? or Am I just thinking it is good? This year we spent 6 nights camping on Jekyll Island. We woke up everyday before the sunrise to get to the beach to photograph dead trees. Each […]

Springtime On The First Coast

Springtime On The First Coast

Living in the slow lane allowed us time to visit St Augustine again prior to our Georgia excursion. Anastatsia State Park was our first stop, which I had booked over a year ago as it is one of the most difficult parks to reserve a […]

Got Georgia On Our Mind

Got Georgia On Our Mind

Our second RV trip of the year was to check out some more of the Georgia State Parks. We enjoyed staying at Skidaway Island State Park last November and have been to Jekyll Island 2 times in 2023 and 2024. This trip allowed us to […]

Saved The Best For Last

Saved The Best For Last

Silver Springs State Park is at the top of our list for favorite state parks. We camped here in 2023 and 2024. Each time was good and I figured to end our 7 week trip here would be the cherry on top. The afternoon we […]

Manatee, Hippo and History

Manatee, Hippo and History

Hillsborough River State Park also canceled our reservations due to hurricane damage in the campground, so we booked the nights at Seven Sisters Campground in Homosassa FL. The Crystal River and Homosassa area of Florida is another favorite of ours. There is so much to […]

Back To The Rivers

Back To The Rivers

Our next 2 stops were for kayaking more rivers. Little Manatee River State Park and Alafia River State Park. The rivers were both low but still beautiful. Alafia State Park is geared more towards moutain biking than kayaking. There is no lauch to the Alafia […]

A Change of Plans

A Change of Plans

I messed up. There had to be an issue somewhere along this trip. Wayne loves Fort Desoto park in Tierra Verde. The North beach is great for bird photography. So when I was making the reservations for this trip I booked Lake Manatee State Park […]