Day 25: New River Gorge National Park
14 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 21 °F
Here are some pictures of our stop at a couple of places within New River Gorge National Park. Also, our swearing in ceremony as Junior Ranger’s of New River Gorge National Park. There is a separateLäs mer
Day 24: Great Smoky Mountains & MiniGolf
13 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
After finishing our ride through the Tail of the Dragon, we headed directly to The Great Smoky Mountains. Honestly, this was our least favorite experience at a National Park. We have never had to payLäs mer
Day 24: Tail of the Dragon, NC & TN
13 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F
My father-in-law use to talk about the Tail of the Dragon a bunch. This is where I first learned about the tail. Since it was an easy thing to do to add to our itinerary, we took the 2025 Mazda CX-70Läs mer
Day 23: Mini-golf at Frankie’s SC
12 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
Continuing our mission to mini-golf in every state; we found Frankie’s in Columbia, SC as we were traveling to our next park. I am not sure who won this round - need to find the scoreLäs mer
Day 23: Congaree National Park SC
12 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 39 °F
This National Park really surprised us. As we were driving towards the park, we were thinking this is just woods - no big deal. Congaree does an excellent job with a lovely easy to walk boardwalk,Läs mer
Day 22: Mini Golf Brunswick, GA
11 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌙 36 °F
We left Key West, Florida early in the morning. Got MacDonald’s for breakfast and headed north. It was about 600 miles to Brunswick, GA where we found an indoor Black Light Mini Golf place and DonnaLäs mer
Day 21: Dinner “Bobahus” Big Coppitt Key
10 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Wanting to NOT l with parking and traffic in Key West proper, we opted to take the highway out of Key West in search of a place to eat. We found this nice little place with just the right characterLäs mer
Day 21: Fort Jefferson Dry Tortugas 2:2
10 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌬 72 °F
More uses of Dry Totugas and our plane ride back to Key West.
Day 21: Fort Jefferson Dry Tortugas 1:2
10 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌬 72 °F
There are three ways to get to Dry Tortugas - Boat/Ferry (can’t be a private boat), Sea Plane (can’t be private plane), or swim (just to far). We opted for the plane ride. The ferry is muchLäs mer
Day 20: Ernest Hemingway’s Home Key West
9 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Truly Ernest Hemingway was a renaissance man.
Our tour guide did an amazing job telling us about his homes, wives, cats, and life. The house is wonderful. These are the most photographed cats in theLäs mer
Day 20: Key West, Florida
9 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌬 59 °F
Today’s goal was to get to Key West Florida. It was about a three hour drive, 130 miles from Florida City to Key West. It’s a pretty drive for a while then got boring. We checked into our hotelLäs mer
Day 19: Hotel Day, Florida City, FL
8 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
Yesterday, we left the Hollywood Tower Beach Hotel, headed just 90 minutes south to Florida City, Hilton Home 2. We have a couple of days before we need to get to Key West - a little under 4 hourLäs mer
Day 18: Everglades National Park (2:2)
7 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Here are some more pictures from the Everglades. It was worth the extra drive to Flamingo point to see the manatees. Also, had some fun with pictures of the trees.
Day 18: Everglades National Park (1:2)
7 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
We checked out of the Hollywood Beach Tower and did MacDonalds for breakfast then headed to the Everglades National Park.
Since the Junior Ranger booklets were combined with other parks we went toLäs mer
Day 17: Big Cypress National Preserve
6 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Big Cypress National Preserve is not one of the 63 major National Parks. It is a very important piece of the ecosystem in southern Florida. It was under a 90 min car ride from our hotel. Also, from aLäs mer
Day 17: Low key day at Hollywood Beach
6 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Good morning. Not much will be happening today. It’s 7:30 AM I am up and trying to get caught up on my FindPenguins posts. Also promised I would let Donna sleep in. We also have laundry to wash, andLäs mer
Day 16: Park #5 Biscayne National Park
5 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Today is a busy day -
First we had to get up early to find breakfast down the boardwalk. A short walk we found “Mamacitas” right there on the boardwalk with a nice view and a decentLäs mer
Three Nights for ONLY $49
5 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
kay, this FindPenguins trip entitled “Testing Timeshare Travel – Discover Year” will include several stays over an extended period of time.
We’ve all seen the deals.
Pay $149. Stay threeLäs mer
Day 15: Catching up with friends Part 2
4 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Continuing on the theme of great friends I met while Working at Yale.
Once we left Rod & Bob’s, around noontime. We had a bit over three hour drive from Orlando, FL to our Hotel in Hollywood, FL.Läs mer
Day 15: Catching up with friends Part 1
4 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
Back when I had to work for a living at Yale, I developed some great friendships over the years which still stick to this day. Rod & Bob are one of those couples which we will always remain friends.Läs mer
Day 14: Low Key Day in Orlando, FL
3 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
We are about halfway through our four week adventure. We have travelled through 12 states and visited four out of the planned ten National Parks for this trip. We have landed at a Home2 Hilton Suites,Läs mer
Day 13: Catching up with family
2 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
The night before, the goal was to make it through Georgia and get a hotel once we crossed the state line into Florida. Then the next morning we would head towards Orlando.
On the way to Orlando, weLäs mer
Day 12: Quality Inn, White Springs FL
1 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Our goal was to get through Georgia and find a hotel once we crossed the line into Florida. By the end of the day we were getting tired and saw this Quality Inn, White Springs FL. - Not soLäs mer
Day 12: Georgia - Doggies & Birthplace
1 januari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Last night we made it into Georgia. Stayed at an Avid Hotel in Ringgold, GA. Rooms are small, but everything is up-to-date, modern and clean. This is a travel through hotel. We a had decent typicalLäs mer
Day 11: Mammoth Caves (3:3)
31 december 2024, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌬 45 °F
So, many of you know I have kissed Donna 633 feet above the ground in the Gateway Arch, and have kissed her 105 feet below sea level in a submarine, this events of passion have been well documented.Läs mer
Day 11: Mammoth Caves (2:3)
31 december 2024, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌬 50 °F
Yet, another Junior Ranger Badge earned for our sashes. We are now Jr. Rangers for Mammoth Caves. Please enjoy some more photos from inside the caves.











































































































































































































































































































