Florida

Exploring Key West

When we visited Key West in 2012 we primarily focused on visiting the island's famous (or infamous) bars and restaurants.  On this visit we wanted to do more exploring and get to know more about Key West.  To help us get an overview we decided...

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Key West Sunsets – Land or Sea?

[caption id="attachment_2557" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Key West Sunset[/caption] Sunsets are a big deal in Key West and rightfully so.  The island is perfectly situated to watch the sun dip into the water and to seek the elusive green flash.  Since this was our second visit to Key...

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St. Pete Beach

We loved our three week trip to Florida last September so we thought we would try another three weeks, but with different locations.  This time we began our Florida visit on St. Pete Beach. St. Pete Beach is one of several islands just west of St....

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Florida More

This trip was intended to be a beach trip and that’s how it’s working out.  We have spent hours on the beach shelling and wading.  It’s been wonderful.  In between beach time we’ve hit the pool. All in all it’s been very relaxing. Some of our...

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Florida

We’ve been planning a trip to Florida for over a year and finally it was time to go!  We gave ourselves three days to get there, giving us time to geocache in eleven Illinois counties and eight more in Florida.  Geocaching along the way breaks...

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Apalachicola

Oyster Flats   Our focus today was a day trip to Apalachicola, Florida….about two hours east of PCB.  We took the scenic route and enjoyed view after view of the Gulf shores.  Lots of large herons, pastel houses and palm trees all along the way. The town of...

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