steelmooch
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Hello all, and thanks for your time and consideration.
From our Pittsburgh-area home base, we did a Florida-centric loop two summers ago, and it was a huge hit with the family. The productive shore-fishing in the Keys (Marathon) and the blue, clear water at Fort DeSoto are still getting talked about two years later.
This past summer we did a really nice coastal Maine/NH/VT/NY trip. The family enjoyed it, but it obviously involved a different type of "beach" experience.
This summer is Ontario...cottage country, Bruce Peninsula, Manitoulin Island, etc. Another different experience, but also with chilly waters.
I'm being asked to plan another "warm waters" trip for July 2020, which seems a long time off, until you consider the 11-month reservation window and the level of competition for state park sites. (**Not trying to start a "reservation" discussion...we all do what we have to do to enjoy RVing within our own work/family/life parameters.**)
In general, I like to try new places instead of planning repeat visits...but I'd gladly re-visit a place like Fort DeSoto if that's where we'll find nice water in July.
I had in my mind a loop focused more on the panhandle:
-perhaps back down to DeSoto
-up to the Crystal River/Homosassa/"Chaz" area. The nature preserve with rescue animals, alpaca farm, etc...cute stuff like that...around Crystal River is always a hit with our kids
-up around the bend and to St. George Island?
-keep going toward Destin? Even farther toward Gulf Shores?
Any recommendations are greatly appreciated. We do well in state parks with beaches on-site or nearby. A mix of cute shops, book stores, some wildlife, a couple local meals, some beach time, and clear water would be great. (We have more than our share of opaque, greenish water in PA...and have traveled somewhat extensively to the Outer Banks of NC, which we love, but have had a couple of trips affected by serious shark attacks...so the clear water/visibility thing is perhaps more important to us than to others.)
Thanks!
From our Pittsburgh-area home base, we did a Florida-centric loop two summers ago, and it was a huge hit with the family. The productive shore-fishing in the Keys (Marathon) and the blue, clear water at Fort DeSoto are still getting talked about two years later.
This past summer we did a really nice coastal Maine/NH/VT/NY trip. The family enjoyed it, but it obviously involved a different type of "beach" experience.
This summer is Ontario...cottage country, Bruce Peninsula, Manitoulin Island, etc. Another different experience, but also with chilly waters.
I'm being asked to plan another "warm waters" trip for July 2020, which seems a long time off, until you consider the 11-month reservation window and the level of competition for state park sites. (**Not trying to start a "reservation" discussion...we all do what we have to do to enjoy RVing within our own work/family/life parameters.**)
In general, I like to try new places instead of planning repeat visits...but I'd gladly re-visit a place like Fort DeSoto if that's where we'll find nice water in July.
I had in my mind a loop focused more on the panhandle:
-perhaps back down to DeSoto
-up to the Crystal River/Homosassa/"Chaz" area. The nature preserve with rescue animals, alpaca farm, etc...cute stuff like that...around Crystal River is always a hit with our kids
-up around the bend and to St. George Island?
-keep going toward Destin? Even farther toward Gulf Shores?
Any recommendations are greatly appreciated. We do well in state parks with beaches on-site or nearby. A mix of cute shops, book stores, some wildlife, a couple local meals, some beach time, and clear water would be great. (We have more than our share of opaque, greenish water in PA...and have traveled somewhat extensively to the Outer Banks of NC, which we love, but have had a couple of trips affected by serious shark attacks...so the clear water/visibility thing is perhaps more important to us than to others.)
Thanks!