Sunsets at Siesta

Sunsets at Siesta

by | Dec 22, 2016 | Florida

After some long southbound driving days, we made our first snowbird stopover at Siesta Key, FL. This is a familiar stop for us.  Siesta Key is just a few miles south of Sarasota.  It’s a popular little barrier island that has one of the best rated beaches in the...
Snowbirding in Florida

Snowbirding in Florida

by | Dec 5, 2016 | Florida, RV Lifestyle

Over the past 16 years, I’ve done a considerable amount of travel in Florida.  I did some of this travel as a vacationing tourist, then as a cyclist, and more recently as a Florida snowbird. Living on the east coast, Florida has been an easy and warm place...
Biking the Florida Panhandle – Part 2

Biking the Florida Panhandle – Part 2

by | Apr 7, 2016 | Bicycle Journeys, Florida

This post is a continuation of the 7 day, 400 mile Bike Florida Panhandle ride that I did in 2005.  You can read about the the first part of the trip here – Biking the Florida Panhandle – Part 1.  This part picks up the journey in Apalachicola.  From...
Biking the Florida Panhandle – Part 1

Biking the Florida Panhandle – Part 1

by | Apr 7, 2016 | Bicycle Journeys, Florida

For many years, when I was a serious cycling machine, I rode in several Bike Florida bicycle tours.  These group tours took place each spring when the Florida schools were on Easter break.  The routes where usually along back roads in Northern central parts of...
Cedar Key – A Charming Old Florida Hideaway

Cedar Key – A Charming Old Florida Hideaway

by | Mar 4, 2016 | Florida

After leaving Fort Myers Beach, the next part of our snowbird journey was to travel up the west coast of Florida towards the Panhandle.  We were in no rush, so I planned a three-day stop over 250 miles up the coast at Cedar Key. Cedar Key is a small tourist town (pop....
Snowbird RV Park Living – The Final 30 Days

Snowbird RV Park Living – The Final 30 Days

by | Feb 25, 2016 | Florida

We’re just wrapping up 3 months of snowbird RV park living in southwest Florida.  It’s been our longest RV stay in one place.  While many of our snowbird friends are staying put for one more month, we’re starting a slow migration north.  We had a...