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Traveler Clearwater, Fl
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- May 7, 2023, 5:30 PM
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Altitude: 30 ft
- United States Boca Ciega Bay 27.811667, -82.79333327°48’42” N 82°47’36” W
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Angry Pepper
May 7, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Dinner
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Traveler Clearwater, Fl
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- May 7, 2023, 12:00 PM
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitude: 23 ft
- United States Boca Ciega Bay 27.81, -82.79333327°48’36” N 82°47’36” W
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Medeira beach
May 7, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
White beaches
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Traveler Clearwater, Fl
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- May 6, 2023, 3:49 PM
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Altitude: 23 ft
- United States Boca Ciega Bay 27.809934, -82.79336227°48’36” N 82°47’36” W
Day 2
Slice
May 6, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Drinks and music
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Traveler Reise durch Florida!
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- Sep 21, 2024, 7:41 PM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- United States Bay Pines 27.821129, -82.7701727°49’16” N 82°46’13” W
Day 2
Erster Campground
September 21, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Traveler Ganz viel "Warmer Regen"!😄
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Traveler 2024 Travels: USA and Iceland
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- Apr 29, 2024, 7:13 PM
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: 30 ft
- United States Tripod Key 27.820433, -82.82461527°49’14” N 82°49’29” W
Day 12
Fancy girls
April 29, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
The end of the night, after our pool time of course, we got ready in our fancy clothes. We picked out a nice Italian spot for the last night. Somehow I ended up with no pictures of the food, but it did happen! And it was good! Lane and I shared a bottle of wine which we couldn’t finish so we decided to take it to go. But that obviously wasn’t enough liquor for us all so we stopped at the grocery store for some seltzers. Mike was trying to figure out a problem with our plane tickets so me and lane went in our heals and dresses to this huge empty store alone at night. We might have looked drunk already. We then sat by the pool till the early morning talking and drinking. The next morning we had to take off. Our flight wasn’t till the afternoon so we had time to have breakfast by the pool and then head into Tampa for more of our favorite place, Flour and Water. But overall this was the end times. See you next year!Read more
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Traveler 2024 Travels: USA and Iceland
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- Apr 29, 2024, 11:43 AM
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 23 ft
- United States Tripod Key 27.818647, -82.8252527°49’7” N 82°49’31” W
Day 12
Do it all again!
April 29, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We are trying out a new breakfast place. This one has a number of fun coffees to try and way better breakfast sandwiches than the $13 ones from the airport. We of course hit the beach after that. Mike and I walked along the shore a ways to get some switch up to the eat and lay Florida philosophy. Then we hit up a place along the inside edge of the key for happy hour. We had drinks and some not so remarkable food. I wish we had seen some manatees or something.Read more
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Traveler 2024 Travels: USA and Iceland
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- Apr 28, 2024, 9:47 AM
- 🌬 72 °F
- Altitude: 23 ft
- United States Tripod Key 27.818642, -82.8252527°49’7” N 82°49’31” W
Day 11
Food to beach to food to beach
April 28, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 72 °F
In typical 3 amigos style we wake up to have breakfast, then we hit the beach, then we go have lunch and pina coladas, then we go to the pool and then we go have dinner. Each swimming time is also marked with “what should we eat at the next meal?” We had some good stuff today. We went to the funky breakfast place down the road from the hotel and had good coffee and I had French toast. Then we hung out by the ocean. It’s windy so it doesn’t get too hot which is definitely for the best but isn’t quite the Florida experience we expected. Lunch was sea food galore. Muscles and fried fish, squid, and spicy shrimp. Dinner was in downtown Tampa which was an actual wind tunnel! Hard to keep even the food in place. We did order a fancy marshmallow dessert which was bomb.Read more
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Traveler 2024 Travels: USA and Iceland
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- Apr 27, 2024, 7:00 PM
- 🌬 81 °F
- Altitude: 33 ft
- United States Tripod Key 27.819355, -82.82577527°49’10” N 82°49’33” W
Day 10
Off to Florida!
April 27, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 81 °F
We are now onto the annual Florida trip. We are back in Tampa/St.Petersburg area and at the same hotel as last summer. It’s the perfect cute place with nice amenities and a short walk to the beach. The day ended so perfect and beautiful. Absolutely magical with a beach wedding and dolphins jumping out of the sea with the sunset in the background. But it had started with stress!! Our rental car company seemed to be a scam and we were really scared to pay the 1000 deposit or pay a ton for their insurance and it was a whole thing. Luckily they came down on the deposit but it really showed me to not do cheap rental cars anymore! Yikes! Once we got some piña colada’s and sea food in us though all our worries went away!Read more
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Traveler El Camino de Santiago
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- Apr 8, 2024, 10:48 AM
- ☁️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 46 ft
- United States Town Park 27.813902, -82.81984427°48’50” N 82°49’11” W
Day 18
Home
April 8, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
After 4 flights and 25 hours, I arrived home at about 2 am.

I slept so well in my nice, soft bed. And now I enjoy my espresso while taking in the sea view and listening to the birds and waves and humanity at play.

I'm so grateful for the Camino experience. The adventure was challenging and pushed me to surrender, acceptance, and growth. I met new friends from across the world, enjoyed time with my sister, explored new regions, played in the rain and the ocean, and frolicked over rocks, through mud, and magical eucalyptus forests.

I believe I will return and do the Camino again one day. I will take much more time, pack everything on my back, stay at albergues interspersed with an occasional nice hotel, and perhaps try a different route.

Until my next adventure, I have each new day to explore, and every moment and every breath to explore with child-like wonder and gratitude.Read more
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Traveler El Camino de Santiago
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- Mar 22, 2024, 7:02 PM
- 🌬 68 °F
- Altitude: 46 ft
- United States Town Park 27.813915, -82.81985327°48’50” N 82°49’11” W
Day 1
Packing
March 22, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 68 °F
It's been a very busy few days... 3 days of clinic, 2 days on call, 2 months of billing backlog, delivered 4 babies in 22 hours, and little sleep. Now I'm sore from wrangling an 11 pound 14 ounce baby out... and I haven't even started the Camino yet.

Thankfully, I've already done a lot of preparation, writing out my packing list, and gathering everything together into a pile over the last two weeks.

Here's my packing list:
Backpack with camel bladder
Fanny pack for easy to reach in the front
Water bottle
Wool socks, light socks
Hiking Boots
Tevas
Hat for sun
Warm hat
Rain poncho
Sunscreen
Walking sticks
Sunglasses
Mole tape
Electrolytes
Energy water enhancer
Keto powder
Nuts
Keto bars
Wet wipes
Paper towels
First aid kit
Euro outlet converter
Heating pad
Solar powered battery backup
Phone and chargers
Leggings insulated
Shorts
T-shirts
Sweatshirt
Jacket
Umbrella
Water-resistant pants and jacket
Gloves
Knee support wraps
Ear pods
Laptop.... Have to do payroll...
Meds and supplements
Passport / Global Entry
Dclips
Dresses, jeans, casual clothes for touring
Underwear
Swimsuit
Small white tennies
Makeup and toiletries
Dyson Airwrap
Dry Shampoo
Some leftover Euros from last trip
... and my American Express Card!

We'll see what else hops in there.

At this point, I'm soaking in an Epsom salt bath with the realization that this could be my last bath for 2.5 weeks. The laundry has been started and the empty suitcase is waiting for me to fill it.

The airport ride is scheduled for 10:30 am. I think I can get it all done and sleep a little, too. I'm so excited about this journey.Read more
Traveler Good thing I'm out of town and didn't try to run on beach today lol
3/22/24Reply
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