Great Vacation!

Our big vacation of 2002 was a wonderful, 17 day trip to Florida.  We spent 6 nights in Clearwater Beach, 4 nights in St. Augustine and also spent time in Charleston, South Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia.  We even made a couple of quick stops in Kentucky and Tennessee.  Our main goal was to get plenty of beach time - something easily done in Clearwater, but we were unable to in St. Augustine due to less than ideal weather.  Overall, it was a great trip!

We did a wide variety of activities on the trip.  We spent a lot of time at the beach, went to some museums, saw a lot of wildlife, went to a National Park and even went to a baseball game.  

Thoughts and Recommendations

• We liked the beaches in the Clearwater area better than the Atlantic Coast.  This was largely due to the weather.  In the Spring, the Gulf Coast is warmer.  
• Use sunscreen that is water proof and sweat proof.  
• Watch a sunset over the Gulf and a sunrise over the Atlantic.  Both are awesome sites.
• Make sandcastles on the beach.  You're never too old to do this.  It's a lot of fun and gets you creative.
• Take some time to see some of the wildlife.  There are some really interesting birds and if you're lucky (or take a tour boat) you'll even see dolphins!