Fort Myers/Fort Lauderdale Florida (Jan.25-Feb14)

One of our favorite places yet has been Fort Myers Beach area.  There are many water ways and you are close to quite a few beach options.  We ended up spending two weeks there and went to Sanibel Island twice and enjoyed Fort Myers Beach a few afternoons.  The RV park was very small and quaint and close to the grocery store and only 3 miles to the Fort Myers Beach.  Its seems it is a bike riding town, everyone rides their bikes to and from the store and the beach.  Come to find out it can take 20 min to go over the bridge 3 miles away to the beach due to traffic, so bikes are a great idea.  We currently only have two due to our dragging them on the freeway back in California.  (still looking at garage sales as we go) We enjoyed seeing dolphins twice, many pelicans, egrets, a sting ray, and even a couple snakes in our camp sight.  After being away from the Ocean and coming back to it, we have decided that being by the coastal areas is our preference.

We are now in Pompano Beach, Florida (Fort Lauderdale area), and have been here for the last 4 days. There were not many RV parks to choose from in this area and the spot we ended up at is a fence line away from a busy street and a street width away from train tracks.  The train goes by every 3 hours or so day and night.  This has lead to some sleepless nights, even with ear plugs.  We enjoyed getting a glimpse at the Beaches here and mostly getting to visit Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church last Sunday for Sunday school and church service.  We woke up this morning, after another rough night sleep and decided we would stay one more night so Rick could go to a mens bible study group at church but then would head out Thurs morning.  Two days ago we were not sure where we were going at the end of this week.  North or South.  We want to be home in time for some friends of ours wedding, so wasn't sure if traveling south to the keys would give us enough time to do the east coast and then make it home by May.  After mulling it over a day in half, and asking a couple people that Rick knew that live down in this area, we have decided it would be stupid to miss seeing the keys. (east coast can wait if need be for another trip) So we will be leaving here tomorrow morning and making a stop for two days just above the keys, and then heading down on Sat morning for a week.