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  • Two nights in Sandpoint, ID (visit #2)–Big Trip #4

    Two nights in Sandpoint, ID (visit #2)–Big Trip #4

    We visited Sandpoint in mid-September 2022, as part of Big Trip #4. Read about our first visit in 2020 here. I was just rereading our previous Sandpoint post and was reminded that we’d only ended up in Sandpoint because we couldn’t go to Banff. This time, Sandpoint was on the itinerary all along, and it…

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  • Indiana Dunes National Park

    Indiana Dunes National Park

    We visited IDNP in August 2022, as part of Big Trip #4 Indiana Dunes National Park, like Cuyahoga Valley National Park, is an urban park. It’s one of the newest national parks in the US, protecting an important shoreline ecosystem on Lake Michigan, and providing accessible nature experiences to people who live in near cities.…

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  • One night in Jekyll Island, GA–Florida in January trip

    One night in Jekyll Island, GA–Florida in January trip

    We were in Jekyll Island in February 2022 as part of our Florida in January trip. Jekyll Island is an enchanting place. It’s a former millionaires’ vacation paradise turned into a state park in 1948, and is home to miles of beaches, a resort, a cluster of “cottages” (historic vacation-home mansions of the richy rich), bike paths,…

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  • One night in Fort Clinch State Park, FL–Florida in January trip

    One night in Fort Clinch State Park, FL–Florida in January trip

    We were in Fort Clinch in February 2022 as part of our Florida in January trip. Fort Clinch State Park is located at the very top of the Florida coast on Amelia Island, 1.5 hours north of St Augustine, just outside the charming little town of Fernandina Beach. We had booked two nights here, but felt satisfied…

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  • Four nights in St Augustine, FL (visit #2)–Florida in January trip

    Four nights in St Augustine, FL (visit #2)–Florida in January trip

    We were in St Augustine in January 2022 as part of our Florida in January trip. Read about our first visit to St Augustine in 2020 here. Our itinerary called for three nights in Ormond Beach followed by three nights in St Augustine, but the longer we were in Ormond Beach, the more we wanted to leave…

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  • Three, no, two nights in Ormond Beach, FL–Florida in January trip

    Three, no, two nights in Ormond Beach, FL–Florida in January trip

    We were in Ormond Beach in January 2022 as part of our Florida in January trip. Most of our Florida trip was planned out way in advance, by necessity: many popular campgrounds and state parks get booked up as soon as the campsites are reservable, a year or eleven months in advance. So we booked what we…

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  • Two nights in Fort Myers Beach, FL–Florida in January trip

    Two nights in Fort Myers Beach, FL–Florida in January trip

    We were in Fort Myers Beach in January 2022 as part of our Florida in January trip. Here’s a tip for planning an RV trip to Florida in the winter: book your campgrounds as soon as they start taking reservations for your dates. Many of the popular campgrounds fill up a year in advance! When we…

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  • One night in Juno Beach, FL–Florida in January trip

    One night in Juno Beach, FL–Florida in January trip

    We were in Juno Beach in January 2022 as part of our Florida in January trip. After leaving Atlanta, we were in a rush to get to Key West, over twelve hours away. We decided to suck it up and have one loooong day of driving and one more sane driving day… so this was…

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  • Trip planning: Florida in January

    Trip planning: Florida in January

    Are we officially snowbirds? Wikipedia’s definition includes us: “A snowbird is a person who migrates from the colder northern parts of North America to warmer southern locales, typically during the winter… A significant portion of the snowbird community is made up of recreational vehicle users (RVers).” So then yes, we’re happily snowbirds, leaving gloomy Virginia in gloomy January for…

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  • One night in Eastpoint, FL (visit #2)–Winter Warmth trip

    One night in Eastpoint, FL (visit #2)–Winter Warmth trip

    We were in Eastpoint in February 2021 during our Winter Warmth trip. Read about our previous visit in 2020 here. Florida’s Forgotten Coast is a real hidden gem! It’s much quieter and less commercial than your average Florida coastal area, with small towns and powder-sand beaches, seafood galore, and a wonderful state park. We love…

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