January 2026

From left to right: Mark, Jeff, Cindy, Diana, Rey, and Pia about to enjoy lunch at Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant in Tampa, Florida on Sunday, January 11, 2026.

Alafia River State Park in Lithia, Florida January 3 – 13, 2026

After dumping and flushing our tanks we left Lake Louisa State Park in Clermont, Florida at 1 pm on Saturday, January 3rd and drove 71 miles southwest to Alafia River State Park in Lithia, Florida for a 10-night stay. I thought it was pronounced Al-aff-ee-a, or A-laff-ee-a, but as we were checking in at the […]

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Christmas Eve 2025

Lake Louisa State Park in Clermont, Florida Dec 20 2025 – Jan 3 2026

We left Colt Creek State Park and Bigfoot at 12:45 pm on Saturday, December 20th and drove approximately 60 miles to Lake Louisa State Park in Clermont, Florida for a 14-night stay. This is always one of our busiest stays as it includes the Christmas and New Years Day holidays and lots of time with

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Cindy hiking a trail at Colt Creek State Park in Lakeland, FL December 16, 2025

Colt Creek State Park Lakeland, Florida December 9 – 20, 2025

After dumping and flushing our tanks we left Blue Springs State Park in Orange City around 1:15 pm on Tuesday, December 9th and drove 2 1/2 hours to Colt Creek State Park near Lakeland, Florida for an 11-night stay. We had stayed there a little less than 2 years ago and there was flooding going

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