Category: Destinations
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Glacier NP – 16th July
Sunday 16th July Sunday and the weather finally catches up with us. We have been dodging this heatwave that is traversing the western part of the USA for a few days now. Today we ran into it with full force 36 degrees. First we needed to crack out a 3hr drive. Few things to note,…
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Beaverhead Deerlodge NF – 14th July
Friday 14th July We left Whitehall, Montana after some DIY with the curtains to ensure the boys actually went to sleep. We grabbed breakfast and learnt that one man at had 19 grandchildren and Nate was called “the light of the world” I think the man meant all children, not just Nato Potato. We hit…
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Gardiner & Bozeman – 12th July
Wednesday 12th July Today was an amazing day. We did things that happened organically and we changed our plans based on ideas and suggestions from people we spoke to. First, we had breakfast with friends. Then we stopped at the postal office to send the postcards. Seems pretty straight forward right? Well, Elliott runs out…
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Yellowstone NP – 7th July
Friday 7th July The 5am wake up hits differently, when you also need to wake and dress to small children. Daddy lifted Elliott onto the toilet still asleep and dressed Nate as he tried to escape under the covers. Why are we getting up at 5am? Oxbow Bend a river that if conditions are perfect,…
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Jackson & Grand Teton NP – 3rd July
Monday 3rd July We woke up knowing today would be a long day. We had to leave Gainesville drive through Atlanta, tackle Atlanta airport on the day before the 4th July, fly to Jackson, sort a rental car and check into a new hotel in the dark. All the boys wanted to do was swimming.…
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Great Smoky Mountains NP – 30th June
Friday 30th June 6,000 feet in the air, two small children, what could go wrong? Well, the first thing you can’t control is the weather! As we awoke it was monsoon season and we got absolutely drenched on the way to the car. We waved goodbye to the Pisgah Inn and Tree Tops. And started…
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Blue Ridge Parkway – 29th June
Thursday 29th June Today was the day. 6hrs of driving. We left Lindsey’s and headed North West towards the Blue Ridge Parkway. Not much to note on the drive other than some crazy looking trucks We cracked out 3hrs of driving before taking a detour to the Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site. There…
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Jacksonville & Charleston – 25th – 28th June
Sunday 25th June Today, we waved goodbye to Florida… …and said hello to our next state – the Peach state of Georgia! Before we did that we took a short visit to St Augustine. Which was beautiful and a great change of pace. The main attraction was Castillo de San Marcos National Monument with a…
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Orlando – 19th – 24th June
Monday 19th June The 5am alarm rings and we are off, forgetting the boys headphones in the process! The first of a few things that nearly derailed the trip early. The second being the M25 traffic (2.5hrs) and Daddy nearly blocking our credit card due to thinking it was a different card and inputting the…
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Alamo Brits
One of the key elements of our trip is a rental car. We need a rental car for the East Coast and later when visiting Yellowstone. We have spent countless hours researching the best rental car companies that operate out of MCO Orlando airport. We came to the realisation that every big company from Dollar,…