After weeks of travelling and sightseeing we have decided it is time for a holiday! So the last couple of weeks we have slowed right down and holidayed on the west coast of Florida. This whole coast is rather spectacular and we have decided that we much prefer it to the east. However, we have seen much more of the west so that may be an unfair statement. After just two nights in St Petersburg to allow Peter to attend a work meeting we continued our travels north....

After three stormy days in Miami we packed up again albeit that we decided to wait until the morning thunder and lightning storm had passed on. The rain was torrential and as we only had about a three hour journey we could see no point in packing up in the rain. Perfect timing to get up to date with the laundry. We always use the driers as we have found that even putting damp towels after a swim on to a line they are still damp hours later due to the high humidit...

After ten days of rest and relaxation with Cam we hit the road again. This time we are travelling south from Durham with the plan to travel the east and west coasts of Florida (with stops along the way) and then head north via New Orleans, Memphis and Nashville with a short glimpse of the fall colours at the Smoky Mountains before heading back to Durham. We plan this trip to take 5-6 weeks. First overnight stop was Charleston in South Carolina. The suggestion is ...