4 nights in the Everglades was enough. We packed up and after +- 3 hours on the road, hit civilization just south of Miami. On route just outside the 'Glades, we stopped at the most insane fruit & veg stand called "Robert is here" (we had just read about it in the Lonely Planet) - stocked up on fresh goods and a Key Lime Pie milkshake, which was heavenly!! Again, we winged it and found a campsite called Larry & Penny Thompson camping. For $16, we se...

On the 25th May we thought it best to finally hit the road, leave the comforts of air-con and seriously start this road trip for real. With a now roach-free, fully loaded ve-ha-kill, we said our goodbyes to the Aunties and hit the I-75 - heading south towards the Everglades. We took the coastal scenic route and passed Bradenton, Sarasota, Fort Myers and after Naples, found our 1st nights campsite. We pulled into Collier Seminole State Park and set up camp f...

I managed to keep the surprise from Boo for over 2 weeks. With her asking if she needed to pack her head torch, I thought it best I tell her so she doesn't pack incorrectly.... The aunties advised that we buy our alcohol and decant it into sprite bottles....took me right back to my London days where I didn't leave home without a wee bottle of smirnoff tasting "water" in my handbag! So, bags were packed, by 8am, we were in the car headed for Port Canaveral. W...

A little mini break to St Augustine beach camping to test our kit out before we hit the road for good......good thing we did cos we learnt some stuff: 1) when they say beach camping, it's not! there's a forest between you and the sea. 2) Our tyre blew and we're now $80 out of budget, which means beans on toast for the rest of this week! 3) No one warned us abt the farking raccoons.....worse than any scavenger we've come across, we left our site for 5 m...

Ever since that movie with Drew Barrymore I've always wanted to watch Roller derby......well, true to Hollywood style, the movie was hugely Americanised - I mean Drew Barrymore can stand upside down, have warts on her hands and everyone would still love her - in real life, the girls are covered in tattoo's, piercings out of every inch of skin.... I left there fearing my life, Boo and I clung to each other all night feeling very wet behind the ears..... But shoo,...