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A few things we did on our Florida trip, and frugal alternatives to Disney for those of you planning your next vacation:
- Meet up with long-time friends and create a few more memories
- Stay at a resort with a great pool and spend the warmer days swimming
- Visit the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens - it's a small zoo, but unique and very nicely done; Gentry was able to hug a llama and pet an armadillo
- Visit the Orlando Science Center - be sure to check out the real half a brain (eek!), the hurricane force winds simulator, and the real volcano model
- Walk the boardwalk and see the manatees at Blue Spring State Park; if your children are older, take out kayaks (available hourly) or snorkel the spring
- Stroll the kid-friendly shops and restaurants at Downtown Disney - it's free
- Enjoy massive ice cream sundaes at Ghirardelli
- Venture up to St. Augustine, the oldest city in America
Here is a handful of highlights from our twelve day trip:
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| Little do these two know, we are secretly plotting their wedding |
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| I was thankful for a kitchen so that I could cook up yummy breakfasts and also for a whole foods store nearby; here is my omelette, with sprouted grain raisin bread, and the best turkey bacon ever. |
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| I was so proud of my oldest son in this photo - we took him out for a rather unique dinner, and he bravely tried (and enjoyed!) goat cheese, lamb, crab, and much more. This made me smile |
We made great memories, but it's good to be home. What do you like to do in Florida?
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We’re campers and have enjoyed finding a few beaches that are not built up. But the kids still crave Disney.
Ann, we love to camp, too, although we haven’t camped in Florida. Since we go to Florida each year, we do make plans for the Disney parks every other year, even if it’s just for a day or two… but the other years we try to be very frugal
Looks like a great time! I love the picture of your son eating the different food that he is not really used to. So cute and I’m so glad he enjoyed it!
We usually spend time in the panhandle in Pensacola when we take my older boys back to college. Pensacola has the Naval Aviation station with an I MAX show that is interesting as well as a musuem that shows aircraft carriers and early airplanes used by the navy. The beaches in Pensacola are beautiful!
Oh, I wish I had known you were in Florida! We live in gorgeous Pensacola, Florida. We have the world’s most beautiful beaches, the Naval Aviation Museum and are home to the Blue Angels! You can watch the Blue Angels practice twice a week from the museum. Also, Pensacola was America’s first city, established before St. Augustine, but wiped out by a hurricane. If you are looking for another vacation in Florida and want to slip in some learning, consider Pensacola. I will give you a guided tour.
Jeri, Pensacola sounds wonderful! And thanks for offering the guided tour; I just may take you up on it next time!