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...
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 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...
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...
Quickie fall loop: Erwin, TN – Asheville, NC – Lake Lure, NC
We did this loop from November 15 to November 20, 2021. We live in central Virginia, and when we want to take the Airstream out for a few days our usual quickie destination is Asheville. We’ve been there a bunch...
Two days in Floyd, VA (visit #2)
We were in Floyd from August 6 to August 8, 2021. Read about our first visit to Floyd in May 2021 here. Floyd is the coolest little mountain town (although it’s not our #1 absolute favorite little mountain town), especially...
Four days in Boone, NC (visit #2)
We were in Boone from August 2 to August 6, 2021. Read about our first visit to Boone in May 2021 here. After spending two nights in Boone in May, we knew we had to go back and explore more....