• Central Florida
  • Kayaking Scenic Rock Springs To Wekiva Island – It Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This

    Our Experience Of Kayaking Rock Springs Run We’ve paddled quite a few spring runs by now. The most memorable of them were perhaps the amazing Weeki Wachee, wild and remote-feeling Juniper Springs, and Rainbow Springs. I had very little idea what to expect from Rock Springs run, and you know what? Sometimes having no expectations […]

  • Central Florida
  • De Leon Springs – Pancakes In Paradise

    When you think about Florida’s beautiful springs, what springs to mind (no pun intended) is perhaps swimming, kayaking, relaxing and just generally having a great time outdoors. Right? You wouldn’t necessarily think about a spring as a food destination. Well, think again. Occasionally, the springs have interesting concessionaires. De Leon Springs State Park in Volusia […]

  • Florida History
  • Where have I been?

    I can’t believe this is my first post in 2018, the first since October 2017! I almost lost my mojo and not just for writing the blog, but indeed generally. Annoyingly, the start of 2018 was marred by niggling illnesses and being incapacitated due to a knee injury. You could say that I felt (and […]