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On Friday morning we said goodbye to family and got back on the road towards home. We decided we were going to try to get to the campground we loved in Nashville, which was a 12 hour drive from Florida. We only made a few very short stops for gas,
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The forecast all week said it would rain all day Thursday. I was a little bummed since it would be our last day at the beach before heading back to Minnesota. The sky got dark for a little while, but it didn't rain until way after dark! My
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Emma could spend all day alternating between the beach and the pool. While we were at the beach on Wednesday afternoon 3 dolphins and a manatee showed up. That evening we took a sunset swim. We had the entire pool to ourselves.
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Today Emma got to go on her first jet ski. She was a little nervous about it since she's never been, but we knew she would love it. Olivia and I were on the beach when Braden and Emma pulled up. No surprise... Emma had the biggest smile
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Emma was up at 7 AM and ready to go to the beach. We walked the beach for about 30 minutes looking for shells and shark teeth. On the way back to our condo Emma spotted some wildlife that she doesn't see very often. After breakfast we all
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8 states. 1,600+ miles. 24+ hours. Sunday afternoon we parked the bus for the week and headed to our beach condo. Not sure we brought all we need over on the car ferry. We did remember the girls even though you can't see them in the car.
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When we woke up Saturday morning Emma was determined that we make it to Florida today. So... that is what we did. First though... a stop in Georgia for pecans, peach ice cream and peach cobbler. We did it! We found a campground just across the border to stop for
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Did I mention we brought our 7 caterpillars along for the Florida road trip adventure? On Friday we had a short drive through Illinois and Kentucky. The highlight for the girls in Kentucky....? We stopped for Icee's. Before we knew it we were through Kentucky and into Tennessee.
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This summer isn't exactly working out how we thought it would, but we're making the most of it. In February we booked a beach condo vacation with my family in Florida. Obviously back then we had planned to fly, but we still don't think
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