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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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...
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...
Two days in Everglades National Park
We were in Everglades National Park from 1/10 to 1/12/2022 as part of our Florida in January trip. The drive from Key West to Everglades National Park was about three hours, but we broke it up with an early stop at...
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...
One night in Lake Lure, NC
We were in Lake Lure on November 19, 2021, as part of our quickie fall loop from Erwin, TN to Asheville to Lake Lure. Lake Lure is a tiny town with a pretty recreational lake nestled in the mountains less than...
Three days in Asheville, NC (visit #10)
We were in Asheville November 16 to 19, 2021, as part of our quickie fall loop from Erwin, TN to Asheville to Lake Lure, NC. This was our tenth time taking the Airstream to Asheville! Can you tell we love it?...