True Confession: The Lightner Museum was not on our list of things to do while in St. Augustine on our recent road trip. The Lightner Museum 75 King Street St. Augustine, Florida 32084 We love getting lost in a local museum with more extended visits. Unfortunately, with a 9 Day Southern Road Trip and only…
This week began with what would usually be the annual Masters’ Cup Competition in sand sculpting, hosted on Treasure Island, just outside of Saint Petersburg, Florida. However, in 2020 nothing happens as it usually would. A themed sand exhibition, called ‘Sandhenge,’ has replaced the competition. As the event would typically attract sculptors from all over…
We decided that Animal Kingdom was our ‘must-do’ partially because of its flow and the wide-open spaces. In general, it’s our favorite park. However, we weren’t sure how it would be without Festival of the Lion King or Finding Nemo and some added precautions. We recently talked about our decision-making process surrounding returning to Walt…
Recently we had our second visit to the Brevard Zoo. Several years ago, while living in the Orlando area, we stumbled upon the zoo while exploring the Space Coast and Port Canaveral. This year, during our Florida Road Trip / 2020 COVID-19 Staycation it was part of our destination along with the Kennedy Space Center…
Safe Space Coast dining options for our Florida Road Trip / Staycation 2020 was a big part of our planning. We were only doing outdoor seating, where servers wore masks and we looked for places with CDC precaution in place. SQUID LIPS 1477 Pineapple Avenue Melbourne, FL 32935 Squid Lips in downtown Melbourne fit the…
We have been to Key West Nearly a dozen times. Mostly as part of SmartRidea charity bike ride, Chuck is part of, on cruise ships and once by myself in my younger days. Only In Key West You can’t really go to Key West and NOT have key lime pie. I generally got…
With almost a week on a Florida barrier island where the Tampa Bay meets the Gulf of Mexico, you are bound to have amazing seafood. During the week, we ate our fair share. Here are a few of the places we checked out on Anna Maria Island. The Feast Restaurant Located at 5406 Marina…
Sometimes when you are on vacation, happy accidents happen and fortunately for us, we found The Doctors Office. We were headed to dinner our first night on vacation, we chose a place in a strip center we had passed on the way onto the island but found nearly an hour wait. We took a…
If you have been following along on our Instagram page (@MarkAndChucksAdventures) you’ll see that we did a little “staycation” and spent the week at the beach. Last year Chuck attended a local Tampa charity event with friends of ours, and they all bid on an auction item, a week on Anna Maria Island. Anna…
I started to write this blog post three times, and three times I was at a loss. If you have ever met me, I am rarely at a loss for words. Chuck and I are staying local through the end of the year, with a few trips around Florida. St Petersburg is our home, so…