Swimming with the Manatee and lots more
The final leg of our adventures in the USA was busy. We visited Florida, did a cruise in the Caribbean and travelled through the panhandle via Texas to California. After leaving Virginia we had a few days in South Carolina and Georgia. We then went on to Florida where we spent a month. During that month we spent a week driving down to Key West via the Everglades.
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- Bottom of the USA
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- Entrance to Everglades Park
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- Dolphins near 10000 islands
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- Debbie dipping her feet at one of the islands on the Keys
We then returned to Orlando for a few days at a Thousand Trails Campground. Then it was a short drive to Tampa and a week-long cruise in the West Caribbean where we visited Rotoan Island, Mexico and Belize.
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- Two NCL ships, we are the baby one
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- Debbie after lunch
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- Celebrating Belize with a couple of cocktails
After the cruise we did my favourite activity in the USA which was to swim with a Manatee. It was just brilliant. Such gentle beasts and with soulful eyes. We then spent Xmas in Jacksonville where I was sick us the proverbial dog for two weeks.
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- On the air boat
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- Xmas was spent near a gun range
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- Had him eating out of my hand
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- Baby manatee
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- Stone Crabs and Pina Colada
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- Gator
Our last leg was spent visiting Texas where we stayed with the lovely Helen and her pooch Charlie. We then visited several states including Louisiana for New Year, New Mexico and then on to Arizona and finally California. we did a lot visiting Tombstone, driving the Apache Trail, canyon walking in Arizona and boondocking at Quartzite. A great way to end our stay in the USA.
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- Desert sunset
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- Meeting the good guys
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- Great view
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- Palm springs
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- The end of the trip
After finishing the USA leg of our trip we move on to Australia.
Highlights for me
Swimming with a manatee
Meeting friendly Americans
Tombstone
Deadwood acting Debut
New Mexico and its scenery
Driving the Apache Trail
Boston
Yellowstone Grand Canyon
Old Faithful Geyser
Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Monuments
Buffalo round up
Boondocking in Arizona
Visiting the Everglades
Air boat ride
Finding the original Yellow brick road from the Wizard of Oz in Peekskill
All the lovely swimming pools at campgrounds we visited
