Key West, baby! We’d finally made it to the bottom of the 120-mile string of islands that make up the Florida Keys. After wildlife encounters in Fort Lauderdale, Key Largo, and Islamorada, we were excited to see what Key West had to offer. So… do feral animals count as wildlife?? Bear with me, trying to…
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Tarpons and Tourist Traps: Robbie’s Marina in Islamorada, Florida
We reluctantly said goodbye to our Key Largo manatee before driving on to the next stop on our Florida Keys roadtrip… Islamorada, baby! Once again, no set plans to do anything, we were just gonna figure it out as we went. This trip was all about casual discovery, not set schedules. As Corrie and I crossed…
Manatee! Enough Said… John Pennekamp State Park, Key Largo, Florida
After a day in Fort Lauderdale that included a quick Everglades tour with some cool wildlife sightings, Corrie and I hopped in our convertible (road trippin’ in style, y’all!) and headed to Key Largo. Little did we know we’d have even more wildlife encounters the very next day… But first, a drink by the water,…
Beaches, Boats and Big Fish: How 2 Girls Spent 1 Day in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
It was high time for a girlfriend getaway. My friend Corrie and I had been working hard behind our desks at our “real” jobs – mine in DC and hers in Charlotte – and a road trip through the Florida Keys seemed like just the thing to do to get us out of our ruts….
Bushwacking My Way Around Pensacola, Florida
I had my very first Pensacola bushwhacker in late spring of 2013, when I traveled from DC to Pensacola to lay my grandmother to rest… That’s probably not the way you were expecting the story to start, eh?? Well, I can’t leave that part out, ‘cause with my very first bushwhacker, I toasted her! OK,…