Travel Blogs from Homosassa, United States
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Day 2 in Homosassa Springs, FL!
... Springs, FL! Come along with us to learn about Keegan and Collin's favorite interest...animals! We started our morning out at "Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park." It used to be a private zoo but now the state of Florida owns it as a refugee and education ...
Manatees and more
... manatees, who come here in Winter seeking warmer waters, don't we all? anyway, now that we are in the right area, a visit to Homosassa Wildlife State Park was definitely on the cards. We could have walked there from our campsite as it's just up the road - ...
Turtle Creek
... had over 3" rain and snow from another storm system came right down into Alabama, flooding also occurred all along the south eastern states. Sadly the tornado that hit northern Florida claimed two lives and caused much damage. For us it was a much more ...
With a Rebel Yell
Today we went to watch a battle, I can hear you say; "typical, fighting again!" Actually this is yet another first for us, I know there are re-enactments of battles at home (England) and I'm sure they're very exciting. We have seen cowboy gunfights ...
Getting ready for our 2012 trip
Today we left on part one of what will be our travels this summer in our new motor home. We left Homosassa driving south to Naples for a few days, before we head down to Key Largo in the Florida Keys. The love bugs are in full ...
Leaving on part two of this year's trip
After three weeks of delays, we are finally off on the next part of our trip . We went on a short trip to Titisville FL last week and everything on the motor home worked, so hopefully we have all the bugs worked out and have seen the last ...
Homosassa chill out time
Chill out time We hired a villa in a place called homosassa in a county called citrus county in a state called Florida. The places have names like withlacoochee, waganoompa, hooganoochee and Chattanooga or really funky names like that. Whoever thought ...
Yulee Sugar Mill ruins
These ruins are of a sugar mill that was built by David Yulee (married to a Kentucky governor's daughter) which operated from 1850 through the Civil War and served as a supplier of sugar products for Southern troops. Yulee's mansion was a ...
Homosassa Springs and Recovery
... being late in the year the manataee are already moved out of the river to cooler locales, so we got the alternative. Homosassa Springs is a large nature preserve and wildlife rehabilitation center [aka a zoo] that has various creatures that are found ...
Homosassa Springs
This extra day - it was not panned to have the day 'free' - we spend in Homosassasprings, one of Florida's wildlifeparks.Later in the evening we drove to Orlando and checked in at our ...
Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park
Homosassa Springs is home to Florida's natural wildlife and is a refuge for manatees, also known as "sea cows". These mammals are very endangered and the park acts as a refuge and rehabilitation center. The only animal here that is not native ...
In Search of Manatees
... swimming pool! The park was pretty old but the swimming pool was in wonderful shape and the location was very convenient. Homosassa Springs State park was just down the road. I asked the desk clerk at the RV park if there was anything ...
Getting ready for another travel adventure in 2013
Hi all, we are about to hit the road again. This year's travels will take us across the US and back again. We will be leaving home on May 10, 2013, heading for California with some stops along the way. Once we leave California we ...
Starting our summer 2011 motor home trip
... of our motor home trip that will take us up the East Cost, as we head to Niagara Falls New York. The summer in Homosassa has been hot, hopefully some cooler weather ahead. Tonight we will be stoping at Kathray Abbey Hanna Park, in ...
HOME
Well we made it home, we had a really good time, we have seen an lot of places that we would never have seen if we did not have this motor home.We stayed in some good campgrounds, and some not so good. Meeting up with Jim and Fay in KY was ...
Getting Ready To Roll!
I'd like to introduce myself, my name is Le Shah and I'm a brand new family member (going on 3 weeks now). Many of you will remember KoKo and the stories he wrote. KoKo was a very wise and beloved companion. He was 21 years and 8 months old when he ...
Preview of What's to Come
... dad and I aren't thrilled with the name but unfortunately for us, we didn't have a vote. We'll leave our home in Homosassa on August 28, and our first stop will be in Panama City, FL. From there we'll go to Hattiesburgh, MS, Vicksburg, ...
Swimming with Manatees
Did you ever swim with a manatee? You must! Captain Jake took us out on his fishing boat onto the coastal waterways, where the manatees come for warm weather during the winter. It was a beautiful sunny day with blue skies. We donned our ...
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