The first half our our trip was spent on the gulf side of FL, the second half was in and around Orlando. I personally LOVE all the natural springs and state parks, so much beauty and so little people. I also love disney but this time around it felt like a mix between Amazing Race and shopping on black Friday. So much strategy is required with constant phone use. I missed the old days with being able to plan rides ahead of time with Fastpass along with the extra magic hours. This was the first time we didn't get to go on every ride in the park. If your goal is doing as many rides as possible, get the Genie+, but learn how to use it. We didn't get Genie+ b/c we've heard so many negative reviews about it, looking back, I think we would have purchased it... long lines and little kids can be pretty stressful!

Below are all the cool places we enjoyed:
* Silver Springs State Park (great hiking and glassboat tour to see manatees, alligators & wildlife)
* Three Sisters Springs (Crystal River)
* Swim with manatees (Explorida) (GREAT TOUR, everyone swims with their own manatee, they take you where there are NO CROWDS or other boat tour companies). The weather was only 47 degrees, but the water was 72ish... which felt freezing. I shivered the 2 hours we were in the water, but it was worth it!!
* Toni's Pizza
* Casperson Beach (LOTS OF SHARK TEETH THERE!!)
* Sarasota Jungle Gardens (HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!)
* Biking around Sanibel Island (roughly 25-30 miles)
* Ice cream at "Sanibel's Best Homemade Ice Cream" We got the Night Owl (Cookie Dough Ice Cream with Brownie Bites, Hot Fudge, Mixed Nuts & Rainbow Sprinkles" 10/10!!!
* Poppy's Pizza
* Delnor Wiggins Pass State Park (wouldn't recommend, Naples beach by the pier is much nicer)
* Gordon River Greenway Park (Great for hiking and biking). Beautiful paved trails with plenty of boardwalks.
* Sunset at Naples Pier.... BEAUTIFUL PIER AND SANDY BEACH!
* Mead Botanical Gardens
* Butler-Tibet Preserve (Orlando) (Great hiking!)
* Lake Lotus Park (Orlando) LOTS of gators!! Spot from the boardwalks.
* Univ. of Central Florida Arboretum (Orlando)
* Cheesecake Factory
* Lake Eola Park (Orlando)
* Biking West Orange Trail (20 miles 1 way)
* Hiking at Oakland Nature Preserve (off West Orange Trail)
* Poppy Park (Orlando)
* Aiguille Rock Climbing Center (Orlando)
* Rey's Cuban Cafe (Orlando)
* Wekiwa Springs State Park (Orlando)
* Epcot (Walt Disney World)
* Magic Kingdom (Walt Disney World)
* LOTS of pool days & playground days
* Disney Springs (Downtown Disney)
* Fantasia Gardens Mini Golf (Orlando)

“Sometimes a leap of faith is the best thing we can do
‘Cause if we wait until we’re ready, we’re never gonna move
So we listen to the music and take one step at a time
'Till we find that we are dancing through this one wild and precious life”
- JJ Heller (Wild and Precious Life)

0:00 Intro
0:06 Homosassa State Wildlife Park
0:13 Driving
0:28 Breakfast in Nashville (half way point)
0:43 Sonny's BBQ
0:49 Playing "Gottsha"
0:56 Silver Springs State Park
1:55 Three Sisters Springs (Crystal River)
2:17 Creative Playground (Crystal, FL)
2:24 Charlie's Fish House Restaurant
2:27 Toni's Pizza
2:37 Sunshine Skyway Bridge
2:39 Caspersen Beach
3:27 Swim with Manatees Explorida
3:51 Sarasota Jungle Gardens
4:34 Sanibel Island (biking)
4:58 Turner Beach
5:05 Sanibel's Best Homemade Ice Cream
5:10 Poppy's Pizza and Bistro
5:18 Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park
5:38 Gordon River Greenway Park
6:00 Naples Pier
6:16 Picking up Rey at Airport
6:24 Mead Botanical Garden
6:50 Azalea Lane Playground
6:56 Floridays Resort Orlando
7:04 Tibet-Butler Preserve
7:26 Lake Lotus Park
7:57 West Orange Trail
8:13 Oakland Nature Preserve
8:35 Poppy Ave/ Poppy Park
9:00 UCF Arboretum
9:12 Birthday meal at the Cheesecake Factory
9:20 Lake Eola & Playground
9:33 Wekiwa Springs State Park
9:49 Aiguille Rock Climbing Center
10:04 Rey's Cuban Cafe
10:14 Hotel Pool
10:52 Disney Springs
11:11 Epcot
12:02 Rey lost his first tooth!!
13:07 Magic Kingdom
15:06 Skyrail
15:55 Fantasia Gardens
16:09 Going back home

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