Florida Travel Blogs, Travelogues and Travel Journals - Page 11

We had both planned on getting up early this morning. I did not wake up until 10:00am. Oh well, I needed the sleep. Took a shower, got dressed, and ate some cereal. Oh course I had to sign on the Travbuddy and check my page....habit.  We left around 11:00am. We had two choices on getting there. Take I-275 north and go thru Tampa then St. Pete or head south on I-75 to I-275 and take the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over tampabay into south St.Pete. We decided on the later because we wanted to…

The Portofino Resort is a wonderful place to stay if you are visiting any of the theme parks in Orlando, Florida.

Another great one tank trip!!  Located 134 miles north of Tampa on the Gulf of Mexico is Cedar Key. A beautiful little town with Bed and Breakfast, Shops, Restaurants and some very friendly people. All the keys: Way Key(Cedar Key), Seahorse Key, North Key, epot Key(Atsena Otie), Snake Key and Scale Key comprised the Cedar Keys. Way Key, the largest of all the keys has 640 acres. The Cedar Keys was blockaded during the Civil War. The depot was burned and the rails destroyed. A batt…

Well, I spent my last weekend in the sun before I start heading back to Alaska in a couple weeks. I hung out at Jacksonville Beach (Jack's Beach) for an evening and then went to Big Talbot Island north of Jacksonville (FL) and hiked back into a beach referred to 'Tree Skeleton Beach' due to all the deadwood around the beach from the years past weather beating down on the coast. It was fun to play around a little with my new camera..

We left the house at 10:00am this morning and headed down SR60 East.  We stopped at Ben's Family Restaurant for a late breakfast.

I added some photos from my visit to Naples FL to see my Brother Nick and his wife Mira.  I was there over Christmas holiday 2007.  Some of the pictures are from 2006 Christmas holiday in FL too, those are the ones where my hair is shorter, haha.  

Beach, Boats, Birds & Bathing Suits just another Super Sunday in the Sun Shine State.

it was off the chain......going again in '08...i go every year hope to see you DMB fans out there !!

7.OctoberThis early morning I was forced to be awake at 2am because of the noicy argument from the room beside. It was not expecting but somehow it helped me to get ready for the trip in time. After check-out from Marriott, we got inside the Limo and head to Newark airport. One thing I can easily remember from this airport is, no mailbox exsists.Now I'm on board and typing what's in my mind at the moment on iPhone, it's really practical.It's nice to enjoy the sunrise especially during the fli…

Day 1: Plaza De La Consittution Bridge of Lions Cathedral Basilica Presbyterian Church Grace methodist church Dinner "night of lights" Day 2: Oldest House Museum Old St. Augustine Village Walk down St George Street Spanish Quarter  The Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse in the U.S.A …

Florida Crows -Corvus brachyrhynch~os paascuus-Florida’s Flying POOP Machines     Crows are members of the family Corvidae, which includes jays, magpies, ravens and many varieties of crows. One of the most widespread and adaptable of birds in the world, soiling car finishes worldwide!  Many people in Gibsonton think the large black birds they often see along US HWY 41’s Vultures pecking at road kill are ravens. Ravens, in fact, do not live in Gibsonton or any othe…

Prior to the mid 19th century, mariners referred to Manatee and Dugongs as mermaids. An example supporting this theory would be that Christopher Columbus had logged that he had seen mermaids on his journey to the new world, but thought they would be more attractive. These large aquatic mammals are notable for the way in which they carry their young, cradled in their arms much as a human would carry a baby.  It has even been posited that the traditional image of a mermaid with long f…

The drive from St. Marys, Georgia to Jacksonville, Florida was about 40 miles along I-95.  We get to our cousin's apartment, ditch our gear, and freshen up before going to his brother's house for dinner.  Meeting a clan of brothers and sisters plus their families was overwhelming especially since I have never met them before.  They were all transplants from the Big Island of Hawaii.  My cousin Mar knew them all because she used to spend summer vacations on the Big Island.&…

What a fantastic day my partner and I had.  After you park your car you head inside to get your ticket($10) and you chose between a 20 minute boat ride or a tram will take you to the park. We took the boat ride. Very nice and your guide explains the animals and vegetation along the way.  There are two shows that are a must. The manatee feeding and the hippo feeding. At the mantee exhibit the guide jumps into the water and feeds the manatee's. You can move on to the floating barge ov…

Giuseppe "Joe" Manzella is the saltwater guy.  Matthew Williamson is the freshwater guy.  The lifelong friends, class mates of Man Bag & aquarium hobbyists have opened Total Aquatics at 3215 S. MacDill Ave. Tampa, Florida.  The Grand Opening today, show cased about 200 of the world's most colorful fish species, plus food, tanks and other supplies.  "A lot of hobbyists think of opening a fish store, and we are the same, but we just did it,"   Aquarium models r…