Marathon & Sombrero Key
Quin and I decided it was time to pay a visit to another Florida Lighthouse so we got in the car and headed to Marathon Key where the Sombrero Key Lighthouse is located. Now, the lighthouse happens to be located in the middle of the water so getting to it actually...
Alligator Reef Lighthouse
When you are on a mission to see all of the lighthouses in Florida, sometimes you have to get a little creative, and sometimes you have to work extra hard. I had heard so many great things about Alligator Reef Lighthouse and since we were in the Keys I just knew we...
Seahorse Key Lighthouse
About four times a year the Seahorse Key Lighthouse is open to visitors. The lighthouse is free to visit but getting there can be tricky. It is accessed by private boat or you can purchase a ticket for a ferry service to shuttle you over there. Once I found this...
Gasparilla Island
Gasparilla Island has two lighthouses on it: Gasparilla Lighthouse & Port Boca Grande Lighthouse. I have visited the island twice now and I have yet to enter either one. Although Mother Nature is to blame, I feel there could have been an exception made on my last...
My Return to Bill Baggs
September 2019 Quin is from Coral Gables and he wanted to show me his old stomping grounds. I asked him while we were down there if we could go to Bill Baggs and climb the lighthouse because I was unable to do so the last time I was there. We arrived pretty early for...
#155 & 156 Oleta River & Bill Baggs
July 16, 2017 Miami is just an interesting environment all together. You have this crazy city with tons of traffic, buildings and people EVERYWHERE and then little pockets of paradise all around. I would have never imagined state parks being around there, let alone...
#145 Egmont Key
June 11, 2017 I love lighthouses so I was pretty excited to visit this island. This park does require a boat so I jumped on the ferry and headed over. I was a little worried because the rain started to fall as I watched the clock, waiting to travel over....