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...
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
I had been to Miami a few times in my life for various reasons and I never really liked any of my experiences there. I felt it was so busy and the people, in general, were not very friendly. Driving there was a nightmare. Growing up in Orlando, I thought I had a...
Egmont Key State Park
I love lighthouses so I was pretty excited to visit Egmont Key State Park. You can only get to the park by your own personal boat or a ferry. I went to Fort De Soto and purchased a ticket for a ferry ride to the key. I arrived a little early because I wasn't sure what...