Sometimes, staying close to home has its advantages. A big project, finally finished before lunchtime, had me gasping for a little nature as a reward. With only half a day to spend and no wheels, what could I do? Good old Hugh Taylor Birch State Park came to mind, just under two miles from my […]
Month: August 2016
Tamara’s Top 10 Fun Summertime Things To Do In South Florida And Beyond
I have been around Florida, and particularly South Florida and the Keys. Although my list of ‘places to see’ and ‘things to do’ is still as long as my arm and I am adding to it constantly, it’s time to take stock and bring you a list of my hot favorites before the summer is out. And […]
Charming Stuart And Gilbert’s Bar House Of Refuge
If the word ‘bar’ within the name of a historic site gets you all excited, I hear you. However, I have to disappoint. Gilbert’s Bar House Of Refuge has no bar. I guessed that on arrival, but there is always that faint glimmer of hope, which was promptly extinguished by the nice man greeting us at the gift […]
Wakulla Springs – Ancient Bones, Tarzan, And A Charming 1930’s Lodge
Like the title suggests, this is not your usual ‘run of the mill’ spring. This wonderful park’s proper name is ‘Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park‘, but that’s quite the mouthful, so Wakulla Springs will do. An enormous pre ice-age sink hole, Wakulla Springs is one of the deepest and largest freshwater springs in the world. […]
Float Through Clam Pass Park In Naples – The Beach Day With A Difference
Here is yet another discovery ‘off the beaten path’ from the Florida Rambler website! I have been exceedingly curious about Clam Pass ever since reading an article about it a while back. As we hadn’t really explored the Naples area, and got a great deal at the local Hilton Hotel in Naples (just a stone’s throw from Clam […]