We stayed at Little Bennet Campground in Maryland on our way to Pennsylvania. It was nice with big flat spots, lots of room between sites, and lots of trees. We got in late so we did not get to see much more then our site during the stay. Traffic can be hard a 1.5 hourContinue reading “Gettysburg”
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Blue Ridge Parkway
On the way from Nashville to Raleigh we drove through part of the Blue Ridge Parkway. On our last trip we did the Great Smoky Mountains and were excited to be in the area again. We stayed at Winngray Campground, which we would recommend for the friendly staff and the cool river. We played badmintonContinue reading “Blue Ridge Parkway”
Everglades Day 2
On our second day in the Everglades we took two tours of the area. One by tram and one by boat. We started with the first Tram ride of the morning at the Shark Lake Visitor Canter. This is a two hour tram ride out to an observation tower and back. Our guide knew herContinue reading “Everglades Day 2”
Everglades Day 1
Technically our Everglades time started the night before as we entered in the dark and drove the 38 miles to the Flamingo Campground. This was our fist day seeing it in the light. We learned quickly the mosquitos here are insane. We found out later these are salt mosquitos, if you have never met thoseContinue reading “Everglades Day 1”
Dry Tortugas
As we have travelled with kids through the years we have made our way to many national Parks, Monuments, and Preserves. Being all the way down in the Keys we could not pass the opportunity to go to the Dry Tortugas. As we planned our trip we discovered the ferry had limited capacity and fullContinue reading “Dry Tortugas”