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Find Mermaids At Weeki Wachee
As a way to say “thank you” to first responders and electric utility workers for their hard work during Hurricane Irma, Florida State Parks are offering Florida First Responder Passes. These passes, with a few exceptions, allow first responders and electric utility workers as well as their families free day passes into Florida State Parks. Here is a link to learn more about this opportunity to explore Florida State Parks and the First Responder Pass. Weeki Wachee Springs State Park We took advantage of this generous program by exploring Weeki Wachee Springs State Park. This is one of the parks that has exceptions to it. Instead of allowing up to eight…
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Scout Summer Camp
Our busy summer has already started as we pack our oldest son off to scout summer camp. This is his third year of camp. Getting him ready should be easy by now, but there is always something last minute that needs to be done or found. The scout camp he is going to this year is located in Georgia. He has not been to this one yet and is excited to go. Camp Rainey Mountain is located in the northern part of the mountain range in Georgia. It is surrounded by the Chattahoochee National Forest on three sides. It looks amazing and I really hope he enjoys himself. This…
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Kindle Camping Mysteries
We haven’t been camping for weeks. The end of the school year always seems to be the busiest time for us, so finding a free weekend to get away has been impossible. To get back in the camping mood I have found several mysteries on Amazon to download on my Kindle. If you don’t have a Kindle and prefer to actually hold a book in your hand, I believe most of these can be ordered from Amazon or even found at your local library. I am cheap when it comes to my Kindle downloads, so I like to get the “free” or cheap book in a cozy mystery series to…
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Campfire Food
Our last campout happened to be on a Friday during lent. Catholics will understand this, but for the rest of my readers it means no meat. Our usual staple of hamburgers and hot dogs was not going to work. So we brought the makings of a pizza to make in our portable smoker. And hoped that it would turn out. The lactose intolerant kid had to have spaghetti. Here is a quick list of what we brought to construct the pizza. So easy and simple. It also helps to have a former pizza maker from a national chain doing all the work. Easy Camp Pizza Publix brand pre-made…
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Hart Springs
With the kids off for spring break it was the perfect time to get away for the weekend and go camping. We chose a place in Florida that was only a couple of hours away. Hart Springs is located in Gilchrist county near the town of Bell, Florida. It is a county park that has both RV and tent camping sights. We had a fantastic time at this beautiful campground. Our camp sight was spacious. The boys had room to run around and we didn’t have to worry about our territorial dog barking at the neighbors. There was not a grill or fire ring at our site, so keep that…
