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Munzee: A Global Scavenger Hunt for Every Road Trip
Travel Tales, Tips & Stuff We Love 

Munzee: A Global Scavenger Hunt for Every Road Trip

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Chantal 0
Travel Tales: Why You Need Some Mega Duct Tape
Travel Tales, Tips & Stuff We Love 

Travel Tales: Why You Need Some Mega Duct Tape

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Chantal 2
Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History
Destinations 

Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 Chantal 2
ZooTampa at Lowry Park
Destinations Wildlife 

ZooTampa at Lowry Park

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Chantal 2
The Star Trek Voyage Home Museum and Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk
Destinations 

The Star Trek Voyage Home Museum and Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk

December 27, 2020December 27, 2020 Chantal 0
Unique Camping with Harvest Hosts
Destinations Travel Tales, Tips & Stuff We Love 

Unique Camping with Harvest Hosts

December 25, 2020January 11, 2021 Chantal 2
Our Epic Road Trip Around the USA: 24 States in 41 Days
National Parks Travel Tales, Tips & Stuff We Love 

Our Epic Road Trip Around the USA: 24 States in 41 Days

December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 Chantal 15
Bird-watching on St. George Island
Wildlife 

Bird-watching on St. George Island

December 18, 2020December 19, 2020 Chantal 2
Munzee: A Global Scavenger Hunt for Every Road Trip
Travel Tales, Tips & Stuff We Love 

Munzee: A Global Scavenger Hunt for Every Road Trip

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Chantal 0
Travel Tales: Why You Need Some Mega Duct Tape
Travel Tales, Tips & Stuff We Love 

Travel Tales: Why You Need Some Mega Duct Tape

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Chantal 2
Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History
Destinations 

Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 Chantal 2
ZooTampa at Lowry Park
Destinations Wildlife 

ZooTampa at Lowry Park

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Chantal 2

Florida State Parks

Lucifer the Hippo and Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park
Florida State Parks 

Lucifer the Hippo and Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Chantal 2

Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is home to Lucifer, the oldest captive hippopotamus in the Americas. He dabbled in show biz in his early years and has lived at Homosassa Springs since 1964. Lu, as he is now known, is so popular that the governor granted him special Florida citizenship in order to allow him to stay in this park as a non-native species.

Wekiwa Springs State Park
Florida State Parks 

Wekiwa Springs State Park

November 10, 2020February 11, 2021 Chantal 0
High Falls State Park in Georgia
Florida State Parks 

High Falls State Park in Georgia

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 Chantal 0
10 Things To Do on St. George Island
Florida State Parks 

10 Things To Do on St. George Island

November 28, 2017July 20, 2020 Chantal 0
Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys
Florida State Parks 

Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys

July 26, 2017July 26, 2017 Chantal 0

Destinations

Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History
Destinations 

Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 Chantal 2

You may have seen the billboards along I-75 or the brochures in any tourist destination along the Suncoast that entice

ZooTampa at Lowry Park
Destinations Wildlife 

ZooTampa at Lowry Park

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Chantal 2
The Star Trek Voyage Home Museum and Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk
Destinations 

The Star Trek Voyage Home Museum and Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk

December 27, 2020December 27, 2020 Chantal 0
Unique Camping with Harvest Hosts
Destinations Travel Tales, Tips & Stuff We Love 

Unique Camping with Harvest Hosts

December 25, 2020January 11, 2021 Chantal 2
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
Destinations 

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 Chantal 1

Nature & Wildlife

ZooTampa at Lowry Park
Destinations Wildlife 

ZooTampa at Lowry Park

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Chantal 2

A beautiful January afternoon spent at ZooTampa at Lowry Park was a perfect day out for us! We hadn’t visited

Bird-watching on St. George Island
Wildlife 

Bird-watching on St. George Island

December 18, 2020December 19, 2020 Chantal 2
Dodging Ostriches at Lion Country Safari
Destinations Wildlife 

Dodging Ostriches at Lion Country Safari

February 3, 2020February 6, 2020 Chantal 1

National Parks

Our Epic Road Trip Around the USA: 24 States in 41 Days
National Parks Travel Tales, Tips & Stuff We Love 

Our Epic Road Trip Around the USA: 24 States in 41 Days

December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 Chantal 15

. We were at a campsite once with our beloved StarCraft pop-up camper when a gentleman wandered over to chat.

Wind Cave National Park – Without The Cave
National Parks 

Wind Cave National Park – Without The Cave

July 3, 2020July 4, 2020 Chantal 0

Travel Tales, Tips and Stuff We Love

Munzee: A Global Scavenger Hunt for Every Road Trip
Travel Tales, Tips & Stuff We Love 

Munzee: A Global Scavenger Hunt for Every Road Trip

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Chantal 0

Picture this: I’m relaxing outside on our campsite at Hillsborough River State Park when my youngest suddenly starts pointing and exclaiming at someone across the way. Sure enough, our neighbors were also camping there! They were in the area for a Munzee event. But what on Earth was Munzee?

Travel Tales: Why You Need Some Mega Duct Tape
Travel Tales, Tips & Stuff We Love 

Travel Tales: Why You Need Some Mega Duct Tape

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Chantal 2
Unique Camping with Harvest Hosts
Destinations Travel Tales, Tips & Stuff We Love 

Unique Camping with Harvest Hosts

December 25, 2020January 11, 2021 Chantal 2
Our Epic Road Trip Around the USA: 24 States in 41 Days
National Parks Travel Tales, Tips & Stuff We Love 

Our Epic Road Trip Around the USA: 24 States in 41 Days

December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 Chantal 15
Need something on your travels? Amazon to the rescue with Hub Lockers
Travel Tales, Tips & Stuff We Love 

Need something on your travels? Amazon to the rescue with Hub Lockers

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 Chantal 0

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Such a fun day out at ZooTampa! We got to see a ba Such a fun day out at ZooTampa! We got to see a baby white rhino, a napping tiger, hungry lorikeets, patients at the Manatee Hospital, and  so much more. 
#ZooTampa #NatGeoWild #SecretsoftheZoo #VisitTampa #LowryPark #Florida #Nikon #orangutan #rhino
Happy National Bird Day! What’s your favorite bi Happy National Bird Day! What’s your favorite bird?

The beautiful Roseate Spoonbill is one of my favorites and I got to see this one at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. It’s getting oil from the uropygial (or preen) gland at the base of its tail to carefully preen each feather - this is essential to maintaining and straightening each feather they depend on to fly. The Roseate Spoonbill is 1 of 6 species of spoonbills in the world and the only one found in the Americas. How lucky are we to be able to see this bird pretty regularly in Florida?

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Kayaking with my 7yo on #silverlake in the #withla Kayaking with my 7yo on #silverlake in the #withlacoocheestateforest #therealflorida #centralflorida #cypressglen #pelicankayak #meanderwithus #drone #dronephotography #djispark #dronestagram
Beautiful day at #boktowergardens to see the gorge Beautiful day at #boktowergardens to see the gorgeous Christmas trees and decorations at #pinewoodestate and stroll through the gardens. The children’s garden is always a favorite! Lovely creative spaces in nature there. .
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A view of the St. John’s River at Blue Spring St A view of the St. John’s River at Blue Spring State Park. Such a great park: we observed manatees from our canoe, saw 5 snakes from the beautiful boardwalks (we were looking for them!) and loved seeing all the fish and gar in the crystal clear blue waters of the spring. We’ll be back!
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#bluespringstatepark #flstateparks #camping #glamping
We love to foster kittens for our local #animalres We love to foster kittens for our local #animalrescue Sometimes it’s hard to say goodbye though! That was the case with this last litter of kittens. Our favorite was a little #orangetabby who we named Pumpkin. This little guy purrs if you just walk into the room. Here he is sleep-purring next to my boy when my boy had a fever. We are so happy to learn that he is with a wonderful new loving family and that he has his very own Instagram account!!! Check it out and follow along the wonderful adventures of sweet @purrpumpkin !
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Rescued #bromeliad is rewarding me with #beautiful Rescued #bromeliad is rewarding me with #beautifulblooms today!
Roadside rescue! We helped this tiny little guy cr Roadside rescue! We helped this tiny little guy cross the road in one piece after a near miss. We think it’s a Florida Softshell Turtle. He was a cutie! Third baby turtle in a month! .
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The #ussamericanvictory in #tampa. We always like The #ussamericanvictory in #tampa. We always like admiring this ship and looking for dolphins nearby when we check out the #floridaaquarium 🐬⚓️
Loved watching these #crabs at #robinsonpreserve i Loved watching these #crabs at #robinsonpreserve in #manateecounty #florida !! So active at sunset and very industrious. .
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