{"id":20518,"date":"2019-09-25T11:36:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T11:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/?p=20518"},"modified":"2019-09-25T11:36:26","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T11:36:26","slug":"on-to-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/on-to-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"On to Florida…"},"content":{"rendered":"
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State Park walking Florida<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On to Florida, the next stop on our Road Trip…<\/h4>\n

The Small people and I last visited Florida on our own some 6 years ago now (time really does go too fast, but this has mostly been thanks to our various International moves, plus not to mention a small addition to the family!).\u00a0 I am not sure I will ever forget the sprint across Chicago Airport to make our flight with my then 6-year-old clutching one shoe (there was no time to put it back on, we were that close to missing the plane!!)!\u00a0 I have never been so relieved to hear the doors closing behind us as we stepped on board in my life!!<\/p>\n

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Pool Life Florida<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This visit was, of course, the Three-Year-Old’s very first visit to his Grandparent’s house (they have lived in Florida for almost 30 years!).\u00a0 \u00a0It goes without saying that what with being thoroughly spoilt by his Grandparents AND having access to a swimming pool for his every waking hour, he was in pure heaven (as were the older two)!<\/p>\n

As is the case with most of our Florida visits nowadays, we don’t tend to go for the massive theme park experiences (we have done most of them countless times before.\u00a0 Plus have you seen the prices to visit them just for a day or two?\u00a0 They really want you there spending your money for a good few days in a row, so the entry price for a single day or so is nothing short of extortionate – even for Florida locals!).\u00a0 Instead, we tend to explore things surrounding the reason we think Florida’s really worth visiting – the wildlife, not to mention spending valuable time with loved ones of course!<\/p>\n

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Exploring Circle B Wildlife Park – More on that soon!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kayaking Weeki Wachee Spring<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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There’s obviously a lot to do in this part of the US, so we managed to pack a lot in during this chunk of our road trip!\u00a0 The boys went to a Tampa Bay Rays Baseball game, which was an amazing experience in itself, and we also managed visits to Dunedin, Alligator spotting in Lake Land, kayaking on Weeki Wachee Springs, plus various trips to nearby Tampa to the Glazier Museum.<\/p>\n

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Exploring the Glazier Children’s Museum – Post to follow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tampa Graffiti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We also had time for a great night out at The Hall on Franklyn with my Brother and Sister in Law (go for lunch if you don’t want that much of a wait, but believe me when I tell you there’s so much to choose from (the concept here is several restaurants under one roof) here you will be grateful for a lengthy pause before you take your table!)…<\/p>\n

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The buildings in this part of Tampa are beautiful, and the Hall on Franklin makes a great place for lunch\/dinner… Plus the nearby Graffiti…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Sunshine State might have been a little shy about living up to Sun part of things at times, but it was lovely to see it again all the same…<\/p>\n

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