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Curry Hammock State Park
Visiting Curry Hammock State Park for the day, we separately kayaked a cool loop through the mangroves and out across the beach. We only have Martha’s kayak, but this is only a one hour trip, so that was no big deal. This is a great park with a super campground with only 25 sites, so…
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Key West
March 19, 2017 We went to Key West, took a nice bus tour of city, toured Hemingway house which was very cool and pretty, ate an original Sloppy Joe where Hemingway drank and Key Lime Pie at the Key Lime Shoppe. The Hemingway House was the best part of the day. First, it’s a beautiful…
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Highland Hammock State Park
March 13, 2017 Driving south on Rt 27 wasn’t great with lots of traffic and frequent stop lights. The time of travel wasn’t bad, and we arrived at Highland Hammock about 1:00. After lunch and getting settled, we drove through the park to get a feel for the place. It is very cool with very…
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Silver Springs and Juniper Springs
March 12, 2017 Driving north and east, we first explored Silver Springs State Park, It is a huge springs area and a beautiful park and river. We took a glass bottom boat tour. You could see the bottom very clearly, a great way to see the different springs. Interestingly, there is moss covering the bottom,…
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Drive to Wildwood, Florida
March 11, 2017 Along the way we went to the Farmer’s Market in Ocala, which was nice. We found lost of muffins, bread, farm eggs, fruits and vegetables.Then we drove the back road to Wildwood, passing beautiful horse farms. Arriving at a typical KOA crowded campground in Wildwood, we settled in, took a nap and…
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Sante Fe River Hike and Ichetucknee Springs
March 10, 2017 We hiked a very pretty trail in O’Lena State Park along the Santa Fe River. A very unique aspect of this river is that it goes under ground for about five miles, then pops back up. This provided a land bridge for travel for thousands of years. After lunch we drove to…
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Kayaking the Santa Fe River
March 9, 2017 Staying in Olena State Park, just across the border into Florida, we put in with an outfitter below the bridge on Rt 414 and rented a kayak for me. The water in this river is very low right now. Carrying my camera gear, I was lucky not to get stuck or turn…
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Heading South
March 8, 2017 The first trip of the year started with a few glitches, mostly because I didn’t winterize adequately. There was first a crack in the plastic toilet valve, which quickly leaked all over the floor. Trying to fix it, I removed the toilet and all the fittings before finding the crack. My great…
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Finish Hiking AT in Shenandoah National Park
Sunday, November 20, 2016 I had seven miles to walk to Compton Overlook to meet Martha. I was sore and tired, but it felt good to be finishing the hike. It was still blowing very hard when we got up, and it was cold. The water bottles weren’t frozen, but they had ice in them.…
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Day 8 on the At, Pass Mountain to Gravel Springs Hut
Saturday, November 19, 2016 It wasn’t as hard as some other days, but it was long – 13 miles. Sweating all morning, by the time I rested at the top of Hogback Mountain, a front was coming through. Nick had taken a long break at Elkwallow Wayside, and he caught up with me at the…