During the night, I was woken up by a police officer, an overweight black woman. I could hear her talking outside the van, she was saying something about coming back at 3pm to see if I was still camped where I was. If I was, she’d do something about it. When I went outside, I…

While I dreamt the whole night of snake attacks and was bitten all over by mozzies, I survived the night, even getting to enjoy watching glowing ants on my window as I fell asleep. They flashed their green bums on and off constantly, it was magical, I’d never seen them before. I started my day…

I enjoyed a great night’s sleep and dragged out a slow start to my morning. I re-organised the van into a one-girl-camp and managed to free up some under-bed space in the process which is always a bonus. I had a small breakfast, not really feeling hungry after all the good food I’d eaten over…

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…