We had an opportunity to visit with some fine folks in Naples, Florida, so this set the route back up the west coast rather than going up the eastern seaboard. We spent one night before Naples back in Everglades National Park, but in a different area (it’s a huge park), and a new campground –Continue reading “West Coast Florida, Revisited”
Category Archives: Florida
The Florida Keys
And then we headed down to the Keys. The Florida Keys are a string of tropical islands stretching about 120 miles off the southern tip of the U.S. state of Florida, between the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. They are 90 miles from Cuba, but worlds apart. The southernmost city is Key West andContinue reading “The Florida Keys”
Big Cypress & The Everglades
We ended up spending a fun and relaxing several days in both Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park. We stayed in a couple different campsites while we were there, Midway and Monument Lake Campgrounds. Big Cypress is adjacent to the Everglades, and both are located in the southern portion of Florida. One ofContinue reading “Big Cypress & The Everglades”
More Florida
We had a long driving day and found a free place to stay for the night through the Harvest Hosts app, which led us to a sweet little island west of Ft. Myers. The host was a palm (and other tropical tree) farm/nursery, located on Pine Island in a village called Bokeelia. It was breezy,Continue reading “More Florida”
Alabama to Florida
Blink, and we passed thru Alabama with one overnight stay in Gulf Shores. The tides were too low to take the ferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgan, so we drove up thru Mobile and back down to Gulf Shores. It was really nice to be hugging the coast again! We were lucky to findContinue reading “Alabama to Florida”
John & Armen On The Road 