Curacao

Sailing the Southern Caribbean was so much fun. One of the places we visited was Willemstad Curacao. Curacao is part of the Netherland Antilles. They speak Dutch, Spanish, English and their local language, Papiamentu. There is so much to see and do during your visit. The buildings are fun to look at because they are all painted these pastel colors. We took a snorkeling trip and were able to snorkel in the crystal clear waters and see a sunken shipwreck, as well as very colorful fish swimming all around us. On the boat ride to the snorkeling location, we were able to see some of the homes of Curacao, as well as some beautiful waterways. We walked downtown afterwards, and got a chance to see some of the local culture.

Itchetucknee Springs Float Trip

What a great time we had on Saturday floating down the Itchetucknee River! We traveled to a town called Ft. White in central Florida. When we were just about at the river, we stopped on the side of the road to rent tubes for everyone. After the guy tied them to our truck, we continued on to the river. Once inside, we walked to the south entrance because all the other entrances were closed at that time since they had reached their capacity for the day! Wow the water was cold when we jumped into our tube. As we got acclimated to the water, we started our beautiful float. The water is crystal clear, so you can see below. There are beautiful trees lining the banks of the river, creating canopies of shade the entire trip. Sometimes you could see wildlife hanging out around the banks of the river. Once in a while the kids would stop to jump from a tree branch back into the river. The float took us about an hour to complete. When we were done, we hopped out, enjoyed a picnic lunch and did it all over again. I feel this is one of Florida's most beautiful state parks.