Marathon is one of the main towns in the Keys, about half-way to Key West. It doesn’t have the historic charm of Key West, but it’s so much calmer and less touristy. We drove into Marathon a couple of times…
Key West, Florida
Key West is the furthest island off the southernmost tip of Florida. Until 1912, when Henry Flagler completed his Overseas Railroad connecting the islands, it was just a small fishing village. When the railway was damaged beyond repair by a…
Sugarloaf Women’s Village
I never got to go to summer camp as a kid, but our stay at Sugarloaf more than made up for that missing experience in my life. It felt like a summer camp for mature lesbians. No campfires and s’mores,…
Palm Beach Connections
We had two good reasons to come to Palm Beach: to visit our former neighbor, Janet, and to meet up with Kate’s cousin, Scott. Janet suggested staying in the John Prince Park Campground, which is a wonderful park right in…
Sebastian Inlet
At the end of our visit with Corrine (see Soggy Reunion), we drove just a few miles down the road to Sebastian Inlet State Park. This is a nice park that comprises both sides of the ocean inlet, two beaches,…
Soggy Reunion
There were a lot of things that made Kate’s job as a psychiatric social worker a hard one, but her coworkers kept her going. Corinne was one of Kate’s favorites. For several years, they shared a small office, and the…
Orlando Again
We’ve had some near misses with weather on this trip. We’ve narrowly dodged three tornadoes and a deadly flood. We had reservations to be in the Peace River Thousand Trails park in Wauchula for two weeks, starting on the 16th.…
St. Augustine, Florida
What a gem of a historic coastal town. This was my sister and brother-in-law’s next destination after Daytona, and after my sister’s description of it, we decided to tag along with them for a couple of days. Anastasia State Park…
Coquina Rock Beach
While we were staying in Ormond Beach, we drove north one day to a beach that’s filled with coquina rocks. Coquina rock is sedimentary rock formed entirely from compressed shells. Like sandstone, it’s soft and easily shaped by water. So…
Coquina Rock Beach Photos
Beth, Don, Kate and I had a picnic on a rocky beach. [Show slideshow] 123►
Ormond Beach, Florida
While my sister and brother-in-law were staying in their timeshare place in Daytona Beach, Kate and I stayed at the Sunshine Holiday Daytona RV Resort in Ormond Beach, just a few miles north. Beth and Don drove up there with…
Letter to My Younger Self
I’ve started reading The Letter Q, by Sarah Moon and James Lecesne, It’s a collection of letters written by GLBTQ authors to their younger selves, offering advice and encouragement, especially concerning their sexuality. It really got me thinking about what…