Traveling to Florida in the winter of 2017
any thoughts on traveling to Florida this winter, places to go and see. Places to skip or good parks to stay at.
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We did Florida/southeast US in 2015/16 and didn't start planning until this time of the year. Of course, the hurricanes may have changed things a bit...
When we wanted to be in a certain area at a certain time, we made reservations. That worked out to be Thanksgiving in the W.Palm area and Christmas/New Years in the Sarasota area. We also booked a week at Jetty Park in Canaveral trying to catch a launch. We missed the launch(es) and the Port Canaveral Christmas boat parade by a week. Oh well.
The rest of the six months on the road amounted to a general direction and "where to next". Once you get out of central FL, it's not critical that you have advanced reservations.
In the Sarasota area, check out the Wringling Museum. We enjoyed the FL panhandle, in particular the Santa Rosa Beach area. The Florida panhandle is like a completely different state.
If you want to get south of I-4, it's possible that you missed the window for making reservations. As stated above, people make reservations for next year when leaving this year. It may be possible to snag a spot to 2 on cancellations.
When we wanted to be in a certain area at a certain time, we made reservations. That worked out to be Thanksgiving in the W.Palm area and Christmas/New Years in the Sarasota area. We also booked a week at Jetty Park in Canaveral trying to catch a launch. We missed the launch(es) and the Port Canaveral Christmas boat parade by a week. Oh well.
The rest of the six months on the road amounted to a general direction and "where to next". Once you get out of central FL, it's not critical that you have advanced reservations.
In the Sarasota area, check out the Wringling Museum. We enjoyed the FL panhandle, in particular the Santa Rosa Beach area. The Florida panhandle is like a completely different state.
If you want to get south of I-4, it's possible that you missed the window for making reservations. As stated above, people make reservations for next year when leaving this year. It may be possible to snag a spot to 2 on cancellations.
