The Snoozy has been sitting idle for fifteen months; our last camping adventure had been at Cages Bend in Gallatin, TN in May 2015. (Astute readers will notice we skip fromS3E15 to S5E1.) We didn’t use it at all last … Continue reading
It’s been a while, nearly two months, since I’ve updated the blog. We have spent most of that time living in the trailer in Ami and Josh’s back yard. Thursday 3/21 afternoon we set up camp and stayed until May 2. … Continue reading
We are packing to leave Isla this afternoon. Two weeks ago our island time seemed endless, now it seems over in an eye blink. The weather has been perfect, getting around in taxis was easy, Sue’s arm continues to heal, … Continue reading
We drove from Port Charlotte to Miami last Thursday, spent the night at a hotel next to the airport, then flew to Cancun on Friday, landing mid-afternoon. A half hour taxi ride to Porto Juarez and a twenty minute … Continue reading
I wanted to share this quick post about our stop at the Shark Valley Visitors Center of the Everglades National Park on our drive from Port Charlotte to Miami International Airport. We took the southern route, US41, across the … Continue reading
Returned late Friday afternoon following a night at Sue’s parents to charge the trailer batteries and coincidentally avoid camping on the coldest night of the winter. Check out the prior post for my thoughts on why we had to recharge … Continue reading
After four nights camping then a night at Sue’s parents to recharge the trailer batteries we are back at the State Forest campground for another five nights. I was disappointed we had to leave to recharge the batteries as our … Continue reading
Finally camping again after a four week hiatus due to Sue’s broken arm. We are at Myakka River State Forest, a very private middle-of-nowhere feeling place just 25 minutes drive NW of Port Charlotte where Sue has three times a … Continue reading
This is the first south Florida park we camped at in our first season camping. We’d been suffering mostly cold rainy weather in Alabama and then at Cedar Key in mid-Florida too. It turned sunny and eighty the day we … Continue reading
Bikes are a great accessory for our camping lifestyle. Parks often have scenic trails accessible to bikes and they are a fun mode of transportation around the campground and sometimes for close shopping and errands. We will frequently use our … Continue reading
