Category Archives: Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

Posted on November 7, 2024 by kcbernick

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 Jacksonville is the geographicaly largest city in the United States. It is also the largest by population in the State of Florida, with just under 1 million people, and it has 22 miles of beach. The … Continue reading →

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St. Augustine, Florida

Posted on November 6, 2024 by kcbernick

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 It’s election day! So glad we took care of that before we left on this cruise. Early voting has proven to be a boon to many of us. We arrived at the port in Jacksonville early … Continue reading →

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Another Serenity Day at Sea

Posted on November 5, 2024 by kcbernick

Monday, November 4, 2024 We are cruising from Norfolk to Jacksonville today. It looks like it’s raining toward land, but our weather today is mild and windy, with a little rain interspersed with sunshine. Continuing Crystal’s tradition, there are several … Continue reading →

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Biscayne Bay

Posted on March 3, 2022 by kcbernick

Sunday, February 27, 2022 Our last day in Florida! It’s especially hard to go home, where the temperature hovers near zero. The weather here has been beautiful, in the 80s with mostly clear skies. These are the times when we … Continue reading →

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Leaving Key West

Posted on March 2, 2022 by kcbernick

Saturday, February 26, 2022 It turned out that this was not a good day to drive from Key West to Key Largo. Normally, this drive takes about 1.5 hours, and we had plenty of time to take a boat ride … Continue reading →

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Tropical Paradise

Posted on March 1, 2022 by kcbernick

Friday, February 25, 2022 Every year at this time, the Key West Garden Club hosts a garden tour ”A Stroll Through the Meadows” featured seven gardens in the Old Town area. Each provided a lush escape from the surrounding activities. … Continue reading →

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Dry Tortugas National Park

Posted on February 24, 2022 by kcbernick

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 There are only two ways to get to the Dry Tortugas – boat or seaplane. We opted for the Key West Seaplane, which allowed us to see Key West from above, as well as have an … Continue reading →

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Exploring Key West

Posted on February 23, 2022 by kcbernick

Monday, February 21, 2022 Nothing much planned for today – we had tickets for the Hop-On Hop-Off bus tour, so rode that this morning, and got a feel for some of Key West’s history. We can use the tickets all … Continue reading →

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Let’s Go Fly a Kite!

Posted on February 20, 2022 by kcbernick

Sunday, Feb 20, 2022 People were taking advantage of the wind today. We were greeted with the sight of two kites flying at our resort. Unfortunately, there was a kite-eating tree that captured one of them for a while. We … Continue reading →

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Florida Keys

Posted on February 19, 2022 by kcbernick

February 19, 2022 In 1513, Ponce de Leon, called the Keys ”Los Matires.” The name means the martyrs, names for the natives which, from a distance, de Leon thought looks like suffering men. Calusa and Tequesta Indians populated the islands … Continue reading →

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