Florida in January: Retrospective
We were in Florida from 1/2 to 2/2/2022. It seems obvious, but: spending January in a warm place is a great idea. We weren’t sure if we’d like spending so much time in Florida, and while we didn’t love all...
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One night in Fort Clinch State Park, FL
We were in Fort Clinch from 2/1 to 2/2/2022 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...
Four nights in St Augustine, FL (visit #2)
We were in St Augustine from 1/28 to 2/1/2022 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...
Three, no, two nights in Ormond Beach, FL
We were in Ormond Beach from 1/26 to 1/28/2022 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...
Two days in Gainesville, FL
We were in Gainesville from 1/24 to 1/26/2022 as part of our Florida in January trip. The drive from Bronson to Gainesville is under an hour, but we were slower due to a stop in Williston for new Airstream batteries to tide...
Three nights in Bronson, FL (visit #2)
We were in Bronson from 1/21 to 1/24/2022 as part of our Florida in January trip. Read about our previous visit in 2021 here. Bronson is a rural area near Ocala, FL, which is known as the official Horse Capital of...
Two nights in Homosassa, FL
We were in Homosassa Springs from 1/19 to 1/21/2022 as part of our Florida in January trip. Spoiler: FINALLY WE SAW MANATEES AND IT WAS GLORIOUS!!! In our original route-planning, we were shooting for a stay in Crystal River, just north...
Three nights in Palm Harbor/Dunedin, FL
We were in Palm Harbor from 1/16 to 1/19/2022 as part of our Florida in January trip. From Venice, it’s a two hour drive up to the Dunedin/Palm Harbor area, just north of Clearwater and northwest of Tampa. The shortest route...
Two nights in Venice, FL
We were in Venice from 1/14 to 1/16/2022, as part of our Florida in January trip. From Fort Myers Beach we drove an hour and a half north to Venice, a seaside city with beaches, a canal (hence the name),...
Two nights in Fort Myers Beach, FL
We were in Fort Myers Beach from 1/12 to 1/14/2022 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...