"Let us go on and take the adventures that shall fall to us." ~C.S. Lewis
I love that Florida has so many state parks to explore! Today we made our way north so we could visit the Fort Clinch State Park on Amelia Island. This is a favorite destination for a lot of people and I can see why. It is full of wonderful walking trails that weave through the [...]
Amelia Island is one of the prettiest places in Florida. And the historic district of Fernandina Beach makes for a lovely drive. It was the last Spanish settlement in the western hemisphere established in 1811 and is now listed on the National Historic Districts of the country. Beautiful houses line the streets with large green [...]
Always be yourself...unless you can be a mermaid, then always be a mermaid. We made our way to Weeki Wachee State Park so that we could see the mermaids for ourselves. And it was amazing! The mermaids were beautiful, graceful, and engaging as they told an adaptation of 'The Little Mermaid' by Hans Christian Anderson. [...]
This last weekend we ventured towards the west coast and spent some glorious hours exploring the beauty of Rainbow Springs State Park. This is the third largest natural springs in Florida and is considered one of Florida's greatest treasures. People have been drawn to the clear blue waters of the springs for hundreds of years [...]
We stopped by the Fort Christmas Historical Park for a pleasant afternoon. The fort was built on Christmas day in 1837 during the Seminole Wars. The fort was named Fort Christmas and then later the town was named Christmas after the fort. The fort houses artifacts and pictures of both the Seminole people and the [...]
We rang in the new year with a picnic, a nature walk, and a dip in the cool fresh waters of Wekiva Springs. It was the perfect way to welcome a new year of new adventures. This could by one of the greatest places we've discovered since being here. We sat on the grass surrounded [...]
We drove down the Atlantic coast in search of a dog beach the other day. We didn't find the dog beach, but instead we found the Sebastian Inlet State Park which proved to be one of the greatest treasures. This state park has access to the beach and the ocean on one side, and on [...]