RV travels around the USA
Another local gem that we found in Williston FL is the Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens. It is a botanical gardens that was built around an abandoned stone quarry. We were not sure what to expect, but this was an incredible surprise. There were many fountains, waterfalls, ponds, and many overlooking terraces. And the trees, plants, and flowers were in the thousands and all over the place.
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We discovered an elephant rescue ranch located only about 10 minutes from the RV park. They take visitors only by appointment. So, on a beautiful warm and sunny day we booked a tour to learn all about elephants at the Two Tails Ranch.
Located 43 miles southeast from our current winter location is the small town of Crystal River Florida. It is an easy 48 minutes and no interstate highways involved! We met Pat’s brother Tom and sister-in-law Ginny in Crystal River for a manatee adventure and dinner. Plus we got to get reacquainted with friends from Ohio, Greg and Jeannie!
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When researching things to do in this area, I came upon this very tiny town of Micanopy Florida. It looked interesting as having a number of antique stores, as well as several restaurants, a couple of coffee shops, and a history museum. And their claim to fame is that the town is the oldest community in the interior of Florida that has been continually inhabited. Well, let’s go check it out!
We are nearing the end of our month stay in Clermont Florida. It has been a month of hiking, taking long walks, reading many books, some scheduled truck maintenance, and a couple more excursions out. One day trip was over the the east coast to check out an RV park for a possible future stay. Another trip was to a cool little Tiki Hut on a lake for lunch – the Biker Bar! Then there was a hike and more!
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We are currently staying at an RV resort in Clermont Florida. While it is a beautiful and safe place to enjoy the warm weather, the activities are not so much within the park. So, we have a few small outings planned over the month. One of our day trips was a lunch out to Yalaha and then to Mt. Dora to explore.
Clermont Florida – It was nice to arrive on a sunny 80 degree day after a pleasant drive south. Our home for the month of January is the Orlando suburb of Clermont. This is the same place that we stayed during the “shelter in place” order back in February through June. We have several day trips planned and hope to get the Vaccine scheduled in as well. It should be a relaxing and interesting month at our January Home!
Brunswick, Ga – Our next stop on the slow journey to Florida was to a new destination for us. One that we have previously sailed by I-95 when either north or southbound. Having three more days before we are booked to arrive in Florida we camped in Brunswick and then explored the islands on our two down days. In my prior post, I posted some photos that Pat took on Jekyll Island exclusively from Driftwood Beach. In this post we will explore more of the Jekyll and St Simon Islands.
On our slow trip to our Florida winter destination, we took another three day stop in Brunswick, Georgia. This was our first stay in this coastal Georgia location and got out to explore. In this post we focus only on the small section of the Jekyll Island beach that is known as Driftwood Beach. Pat’s photos in this blog will try to capture the crazy twisted pretzel shaped logs. Jekyll Island, Ga and Driftwood Beach from Pat’s viewpoint.
Our four night stayover was long enough for a couple of forays into the city to walk between the town squares and admire the stately old homes. In part 1, Pat and I walked around a bit and had a great anniversary dinner. In part 2, I’ve mainly included a few more photos that I liked. Hope you do too. It was great to see all the Christmas decorations on the grand old homes. Savannah, Ga part 2 plus some other thoughts…