The final phase of our trip was the coastal one covering Tampa down to Key West and back home. It was designed to be a beach vacation but weather and time combined to really limit Erin's time in the sun.
Here's our highlights and lowlights from the last section of the trip.
Best Meal - Mrs. Wilke's Boarding House - Savannah, GA (Erin votes for SNOB in Charleston.)
Best Activity - Airboat Tour - Florida City, FL
Best Hotel - Courtyard - Wilmington, NC
Biggest Surprise - Atlantic City Boardwalk/Casinos - Atlantic City, NJ
Best Drive - Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel from Suffolk, VA to Salisbury, MD
Best City - Atlantic City, NJ (Erin votes for Savannah, GA.)
Worst Meal - Grits Grill - Nags Head, NC (not counting free hotel breakfasts)
Worst Activity - Lost Colony - Roanoke Island, NC
Worst Hotel - Budget Inn - Salisbury, MD
Biggest Disappointment - Key West, FL
Worst Drive - Miami, FL to Ormond Beach, FL (Pouring rain, long day.)
Worst City - Daytona Beach, FL
The problem with Key West was the hype. We should have known it couldn't be as exotic and interesting as we had made it out to be. However, the inferior beaches and overwhelming amount of tourist influence made it worse. Key West looks exciting on the map, but in reality you're better served in other parts of Florida. It does have Duval Street, which is sort of like Bourbon Street in New Orleans, but that's not enough to justify the trip all the way out there.
The Lost Colony simply didn't exist. I was interested to learn about it, but it turns out that no one really knows anything. Read about it in a book and skip the actual visit.
Daytona Beach was just trashy. I felt like it was NASCAR on the beach. I have nothing against NASCAR, but the fans have a certain demeanor about them and that's what Daytona Beach was like.
The Everglades airboat tour is probably the only time I'll be just inches away from a wild alligator. If you watch the video from that day, you'll understand the other reason the airboat tour was great. It was like being in a video game with the speed and crazy turns.
I'll talk about Atlantic City in a post to come.
Here's our highlights and lowlights from the last section of the trip.
Best Meal - Mrs. Wilke's Boarding House - Savannah, GA (Erin votes for SNOB in Charleston.)
Best Activity - Airboat Tour - Florida City, FL
Best Hotel - Courtyard - Wilmington, NC
Biggest Surprise - Atlantic City Boardwalk/Casinos - Atlantic City, NJ
Best Drive - Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel from Suffolk, VA to Salisbury, MD
Best City - Atlantic City, NJ (Erin votes for Savannah, GA.)
Worst Meal - Grits Grill - Nags Head, NC (not counting free hotel breakfasts)
Worst Activity - Lost Colony - Roanoke Island, NC
Worst Hotel - Budget Inn - Salisbury, MD
Biggest Disappointment - Key West, FL
Worst Drive - Miami, FL to Ormond Beach, FL (Pouring rain, long day.)
Worst City - Daytona Beach, FL
The problem with Key West was the hype. We should have known it couldn't be as exotic and interesting as we had made it out to be. However, the inferior beaches and overwhelming amount of tourist influence made it worse. Key West looks exciting on the map, but in reality you're better served in other parts of Florida. It does have Duval Street, which is sort of like Bourbon Street in New Orleans, but that's not enough to justify the trip all the way out there.
The Lost Colony simply didn't exist. I was interested to learn about it, but it turns out that no one really knows anything. Read about it in a book and skip the actual visit.
Daytona Beach was just trashy. I felt like it was NASCAR on the beach. I have nothing against NASCAR, but the fans have a certain demeanor about them and that's what Daytona Beach was like.
The Everglades airboat tour is probably the only time I'll be just inches away from a wild alligator. If you watch the video from that day, you'll understand the other reason the airboat tour was great. It was like being in a video game with the speed and crazy turns.
I'll talk about Atlantic City in a post to come.
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