Day 19

Lots of traffic on the roads slowed our travel. Found another campsite on a weekend at Johnathan Dickinson SP. Nice campsite, with lots of trails to bike on. Way too hot when we arrived to do anything but have lunch and finish listening to an audio book.

Day 18

Lucked out and was able to get a campsite at John Pennekamp Coral Reef state park. I would have liked to stay an extra day as there was lots to do at this park, swimming, snorkeling, diving, glass bottom boat tour of the reef, and an aquarium.CampsiteLittle free libraryBrackish spring […]

Day 17

Arrived safely in Key West around noon at a very nice RV park. After setting up camp and having a light lunch we took our bikes into the old section of Key West.Stopped by Ernest Hemingway’s house, but didn’t want to spend $14 for the tour.The start of highway 1 […]

Day 16

Made it to Key Largo. Drove through the Everglades. First stop after setting up camp was getting a margarita at Mexican restaurants. The RV park is right on the water with a private beach. Got out the floaties and relaxed in the warm water. Returned to the RV and rinsed […]

Day 15

Koreshan State Park.One of the rangers at Silver Springs recommended this park as our next stop. On the way down the coast we again had extream showers ( good for cleaning bugs off the windshield). We stopped at yet another Cracker Barrel for breakfast.This was the bamboo dock where the […]

Day 13 & 14

We next headed in to Silver Springs. A place I had heard about and wanted to see. It was a fairly long drive, with several thunder showers along the way.The campground was very nice.Took our bikes on the 3 mile trip to the other side of the park where the […]

Day 12

We continued to drive down the gulf coast to Florida and hit a massive traffic jam going through the town of Destin. The party appeared to be happening here. A floating town of boats that rivaled Sea Fair. Heading into Mobile AL. Amazed at the size of the buildings.Apparently this […]

Day 11

We headed to the Gulf of Mexico to Daulphin Island where we reserved a campsite. We were surprised to see how empty the white sandy beaches were as we drove down the coast. We learned they call this type of sand “sugar sand”.Rode our bikes out to Fort Morgan and […]