I was awake at 5:50am thanks to my superhuman ability to wake minutes before an alarm. I had another shower (bliss!) and while Tuuli did the same, went out to the car to make us some oats for breakfast. We ate out on the deck of our waterfront room and watched the light of the…

This morning I got chatting to a couple from New York State, who have had the opposite lives to me, having been married and had their first child right after graduating high school, have grandkids nearly as old as me and they still haven’t retired! We swapped travel stories and in the end, they gave…

I definitely have bed bugs or something. I was being bitten through the night so I didn’t have the best sleep and I think there were some mozzies thrown in there as well. After using the Casino facilities and having a very lazy start to the morning, I resolved to drive to Everglades National Park…

I made it to 5am. The inevitable “Knock! Knock! Knock!” came and I sprung out of bed to meet the law. It was a young guy in the security smart car and he seemed embarrassed he was having to kick me out. He mumbled that his boss had just seen me so sent him to…

It was nice to have a camp to myself this morning, I took my time having a thorough shower before breakfast. I drove back to the coast, pretty much the way I’d come and was keen to spend a day in the office, sorting out my website and finishing Dad’s spreadsheet. As I neared Palm…

I started today same as yesterday, early start (though I had a small lie in) then off to find a spot for breakfast. When I got to Cocoa Beach, I was disheartened to find that everything cost money, including all parking anywhere near the beach. At this pier, it was $10 to get anywhere near…

I woke up pretty early, it was quite a busy rest area, even at this hour. I had a sink shower before I head off. I was happy I’d woken early, it would mean I’d get to the Kennedy Space Centre just after it opened so I could have the whole day there. I stopped…

Everything was seamless! My alarm went off at 5:30am, I packed myself some lunch like a good little tourist, rain jacket on to keep the wet off me, Maccas for the bathroom on the way to the ciruit and the ticket office was open! The only slight mishaps were the rain that while only gentle…

Yay for Cracker Barrel! Conveniently, there was a Maccas right next door so facilities where I needed them in the morning. I drove on out to Flagler beach where I parked right at the beach and had breakfast looking out over the ocean. The wind was cold, but I braved it, sitting on the back…

I was woken by the boy camp, but they weren’t being too boisterous so I wasn’t bothered. I made breakfast then got on to finishing the surfboard tie down. After the half-baked job of yesterday, it had come loose while driving so I was determined to do it properly this time. Thankfully there wasn’t too…