Aaron used to go to renaissance fairs a lot when he was younger, but he hadn’t been to one in well over 10 years. Hayden had never actually been to one, so when our friends Pati and Saydi said they were planning on attending the Brevard Renaissance Fair in Melbourne Beach, Florida, we knew that we couldn’t pass up the opportunity! Right out of the...
One of the things we were looking forward to the most about Everglades National Park in Florida, was the probability of seeing alligators! While we were focused mainly on seeing alligators, we didn’t realize how many bird species were also in the area. In fact, 360 different species of birds can be found in the Everglades. We’ve really enjoyed...
Biscayne National Park in Florida was the 11th park that we visited on our travels and this one was a bit different from the others. Instead of being thousands of acres of forest, Biscayne is 95% under water. This limits the number of activities that you can do inside the park. We wanted to get on a boat and head out to the reefs to do some...
To say we have been looking forward to visiting our tenth national park would be a massive understatement. Everything we’d been reading about Dry Tortugas National Park was that it was going to be absolutely magical. From having to take a ferry there, to being on a remote island, snorkeling in the crystal blue waters, and enjoying the sun on our...
Since we were staying in between Fort Myers and Naples, we were going to try and hit up both locations in the short time we had. We definitely took advantage of the beaches and the warm weather by relaxing quite a bit, but we also wanted to get out and explore a few different things. Not only that, but our friends were staying just south of Naples so we...
We specifically came to St. Petersburg, Florida because Aaron’s company was having their annual party there, but that didn’t mean we couldn’t take some time to explore! Don’t miss our blog about our food-related activities! Museum of Fine Arts This was one of the excursions that Aaron got to choose from for his company party and he...
We had been looking for ways that we could ethically swim with manatees in Crystal River, Florida, but after a lot of research, we came to the conclusion that you really can’t ethically swim with them if you take a tour boat. So instead, we decided we would kayak and hope that we would just come across them on our own. Our friends the Roamin’...
While Asheville was high on our radar for the crazy amount of vegan food that is available, we didn’t realize just how many different breweries were in the area too. We checked out quite a few of them on the “Ale Trail” and even sat down with the founders of one of them for an in-depth interview about the history of the brewery. That...