I’ve got the planning bug…
While you might think that the potential pink eye, multiple ear infections, and laryngitis would scare me away from ever taking the circus crew on another national park vacation, it doesn’t. Just call me crazy!
I’ll admit, parts of our Texas vacation wasn’t all we hoped and dreamed it would be.
But, I am glad we went and eager to visit some more national parks.
So this afternoon I sat down to map out a potential trip to Florida.
To see two incredible parks.
Nope, probably not the two your thinking of…
Everglades and Biscayne
I am so excited…we’ll get to see alligators, manatee, sea turtles, porpoises, and much more. I think it is going to be incredible!
But, it’ll take approximately 18 hours to get there.
18 hours of driving with a then 6, 4, and 2.5 year old.
Yea… we’ll be needing to break that up a bit.
No problem, I’ve already started on that… there’s a national park in SC and of course Chick-Fil-A headquarters in Atlanta. I kid you not I have been dying to visit there for YEARS! I don’t care that is slightly out of the way. I am going to visit the home of the original chicken sandwich!!
We’ll also be passing through a little town called Orlando. Ever heard of it? We do plan to take a Disney vacation one of these years. I think we’ll hold off a little longer though so all three kids can enjoy the rides and attractions. We are contemplating a one day stop at Magic Kingdom. Any advice? Is it worth it for one day, or should we hold off and wait till we do the whole Disney experience? Would our time be better spent at Sea World? It sure would fit the maritime activities of the rest of the vacation. For those that have been, I would love to hear your thoughts on this. I’d also love your opinions on when the best ages are for Disney. I want to go when they aren’t to bashful and shy to want to approach the characters, but yet not too old that the magic is lost on them.
I have been known to stop for lunch in Times Square, NYC on my way to a wedding in CT. I am not afraid of a little crazy. I’m willing to do a one day stop at Magic Kingdom on our way home from the southern Florida national parks.
But I want it to be worth while.
FYI… we’re way early in the planning stages… as in just started talking about it last night, but right now I am thinking spring 2010…wanna hit Florida before the humidity and mosquitoes set in. Is spring the best season?