Category: Florida

You’d better have a good selection of bills and quarters if you’re going to drive in Florida!

I had to pay three tolls to get to the Fort Desoto Campground, including one to cross the dramatic Sunshine Skyway Bridge over the mouth of Tampa Bay. Once here it’s pretty nice though – the park is operated by Pinellas County and named for an Army fort built around 1900 to defend Tampa from a Spanish invasion that never came. The borders of the park encompass five barrier islands with multiple beaches and boat launches, two piers and even a special beach for dogs, something I’ve not seen before. Continue reading “A Day at the Beach”