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We fly from GSP to Chicago then Vancouver, BC on 5/31/25 to leave on 6/1/25 on the Royal Caribbean ship Serenade of the Seas for a 7 day cruise along the coast and interior regions of Alaska. We met my brother Wayne and sister-in-law Susan who were also going on the cruise staying the nightContinue reading “Alaska Cruise – Tina and Greg”

Saturday was a relaxing day fishing and also exploring the area. I managed to fish in the morning and then later before sunset and didn’t have much luck. The locals said that they have had so much rain that the fishing has been off, at least that’s my excuse anyway. We did manage to haveContinue reading “Day 27 & 28 – Keaton Beach FL & Douglas, GA – Saturday February 29 & Sunday March 1, 2020”

We were hoping to book a tour of the horse farms around Ocala but all were full for Thursday, so we spent a good portion of the day at the Appleton Museum in Ocala which turned out to be a treat. Established by Arthur Appleton, a wealthy Chicago businessman who also had one of theContinue reading “Day 25 & 26 – Ocala, FL & Keaton Beach, FL – Thursday February 27 & Friday February 28, 2020”

Tuesday we left the Everglades headed for Ocala/Silver Springs, Fl. Tina had wanted to visit the area since she lived here from the first through the third grade. Most of Tuesday was a driving day except spending some time along the way in the Big Cypress National Preserve, which is a large freshwater bald cypressContinue reading “Day 23 & 24 – Ocala/Silver Springs, FL – Tuesday & Wednesday February 25 & 26, 2020”

Sunday and Monday morning we continued spending time exploring the southwestern portion of the Everglades at Flamingo. We stayed at the Flamingo park area of the Glades and again had no RV hookups or cell signals for our phones. We took several hikes, rode bikes, and took Kayaks deep in to the mangrove water trailsContinue reading “Day 21/22 – Everglades National Park/Big Cypress National Preserve/Naples, FL – Sunday/Monday February 23-24, 2020”

Tina and I spent last night and will tonight at the Long Pine Key campground in the Everglades National Park. It’s located on the southeastern portion of the park, in the drier portions of the Everglades. We are totally off the grid with no electricity or water but self-contained with our RV and generator. AfterContinue reading “Day 20 – Everglades National Park – Saturday February 22, 2020”

Thursday morning we relocated the RV from Key Largo to Key West which was about a 90 mile trip across 47 bridges, the longest being over 7 miles. With the wind coming across the bridges connecting the various islands it was an interesting ride and driving the RV. After setting up and having lunch, TinaContinue reading “Day 18/19 – Key West/Everglades National Park – Thursday and Friday, February 20/21, 2020”

Things We’ve Learned So Far: * We have become more familiar with our RV and developed a pattern for setting up and preparing for travel; we’ve learned by trial and error. * State and National Parks are a better deal usually, a third or more less in price than private RV campgrounds. * There isContinue reading “Day 17 – Key Largo – Wednesday February 19, 2020”

Today we decided to spend a good portion of the day at Theater of the Seas which is about 10 miles down the Keys from Key Largo which features marine animals – part zoo and interactive theme park. Years ago the site was dug up from a coral reef by a railroad entrepreneur trying toContinue reading “Day 16 – Key Largo, FL – Tuesday February 18, 2020”

Today we decided to chill and relaxed not planning on much for the day. While Tina was back at the RV, I made my way down the Keys to a huge Bass Pro Shop on the ocean specializing in saltwater fishing. Needless to say I was in heaven. Got my non-resident salt and freshwater fishingContinue reading “Day 15 – Key Largo, FL – Monday, February 17, 2020”