Apparently the second most visited sight in the Florida Keys is not exactly what you might expect… it’s a giant crustacean!! This is Betsy. A giant fibreglass lobster found at the side of the road at the Rain Barrel Village, Islamorada. She’s 30 foot tall and a kitschy delight! There’s lots of other colourful delights atContinue reading “Giant lobster”
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Baby gators
While they are notorious for being huge, scaly and formidable, all Florida gators start out as much smaller, surprisingly cute babies. After our airboat tour we get chance to get up close and personal with some of the tiddy ones at Wootens! These have all been rescued and can not be put back into theContinue reading “Baby gators”
Anna Maria Island
Anna Maria Island is a seven mile barrier island on Florida’s Gulf Coast with a string of stunning beaches. We’ve already visited one of them, but will pop back for more, but now we’ve headed straight to the very tip of the Island to the little resort of Anna Maria city. Full of olde worldContinue reading “Anna Maria Island”
Bridges and beaches
As evening falls we are heading across the Sunshine Skyway Bridge to our Sarasota rest stop at the Surestay Best Western Sarasota Lido Beach. This incredible feat of engineering opened in 1987 and is the second bridge of that name on the site. It spans Tampa Bay and connects St Petersburg to Terra Ceia. TheContinue reading “Bridges and beaches”
Blissful beaches
Moving on from the old time architecture of St Augustines we drive clear across the state to the West coast to start exploring some of the famous Florida beaches for some sand and sun!! Close to Clearwater, strung long a thin strip of land in the Gulf of Mexico you will find some of theContinue reading “Blissful beaches”
The Orlando wetlands
In a complete contrast to the incredible man made achievements of the Kennedy Space Centre and NASA base, to the stunning natural environs of Florida. Today’s explorations take us to the Orlando Wetland national park. Amazingly for Florida, it is free to visit – and to park! With wide expanses of water and sky, andContinue reading “The Orlando wetlands”
Lady liberty
We’re nearing the end of our epic honeymoon – and first ever visit to the good old US of A. And we’ve saved the most iconic of all the sights till the last day – the Statue of Liberty. We booked our tickets online before we headed out to New York and it’s a goodContinue reading “Lady liberty”
Coney island
Our next iconic trip is to the home of cheesy Americana nostalgia – Coney Island!! I’ve grown up on US TV shows and films that reference this mythical seaside hot spot and it represents to me the golden heyday of technicolor America – and I am not disappointed! Coney Island is actually a series ofContinue reading “Coney island”