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Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 Chantal 2 Comments

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

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Destinations Wildlife 

ZooTampa at Lowry Park

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Chantal 2 Comments NatGeo, Secrets of the Zoo, Tampa, Zoo, ZooTampa

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

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

December 27, 2020December 27, 2020 Chantal 0 Comments Captain Kirk, Iowa, Star Trek

. All you science fiction fans out there, this one’s for you: a special look at the Official Future Birthplace

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Unique Camping with Harvest Hosts

December 25, 2020January 11, 2021 Chantal 2 Comments

  Are you the type of traveler who likes to have every stop planned out? Or do you prefer to

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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 Chantal 1 Comment

Today, Mote broke ground on the construction of the new, state-of-the-art Mote SEA in Nathan Benderson Park, a massive and beautiful-looking new aquarium!

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Falmouth Spring: The World’s Shortest River?

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 Chantal 0 Comments

. We were camping at Suwannee River State Park in July and after a morning of braving spider-infested hiking trails,

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An Atlas Obscura Experience: Porter Sculpture Park, SD

February 6, 2020 Chantal 1 Comment art, Atlas Obscura, sculpture, South Dakota

  In 2019, we traveled 8500 miles around the USA in our travel trailer. We saw a lot of amazing

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Dodging Ostriches at Lion Country Safari

February 3, 2020February 6, 2020 Chantal 1 Comment Wildlife

  Our trip to Lion Country Safari has got to be one of THE most talked-about family camping memories of

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Boyett’s Grove: A Most Unique Florida Roadside Attraction

February 1, 2020 Chantal 1 Comment Florida, Unique

  Fair Warning: My kids did state that after this little excursion, I would no longer be allowed to pick

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Historic Spanish Point

June 9, 2018 Chantal 1 Comment Sarasota

  We broke tradition for my birthday, choosing to explore somewhere new to us instead of one of my most

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Lovely morning at @mixonfruitfarms seeing how they Lovely morning at @mixonfruitfarms seeing how they make their delicious fresh juice, taking the tram tour, learning about the animals in the care of @wildlife_inc and, of course, enjoying the best orange swirl soft serve ever! 🍊🍦🦝🐢 We LOVE our manatee county #publiclibrary and that we can check out FREE passes to some of our best local tourist sites! How cool is that?! #mixonfruitfarm #wildlifeinc #leucistic #raccoon #tortoise #koipond #manateepubliclibrary #visitbradenton #freshjuice
It was fun to finally check out #stpetepier with m It was fun to finally check out #stpetepier with my girl! Gorgeous day for a walk and to check out the amazing #glazerfamilyplayground and stop in at the #tbwdiscoverycenter and, of course, enjoy an ice cream! 🐡🌴🌞🍦
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The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St Petersburg is beautiful! The wildlife paintings and Native American sculptures were just amazing. Learned some interesting things from our docent-led tour and was reminded of some sad chapters in the history of this country. I’m in awe of some of these artists, so much skill and talent. #thejamesmuseum #wildlifeart #goartfullywild
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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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!
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