Written by Kris M. on August 30, 2021
Orlando Fire Museum
Day Trips . Florida . Orlando . Road Trip StopsOrlando Fire Museum When my bestie and I took our kids to the Arts in the Park event in February of 2017, we stopped at the Orlando Fire Museum after visiting the Orlando Art Museum. This museum wasn’t really part of the event but it was in the same park and we like to do
Written by Kris M. on August 26, 2021
Cocoa Beach Pier FL
Cocoa . Day Trips . Florida . Road Trip StopsCocoa Beach Pier FL After our field trip in March of 2016 to the Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science, my son and I decided to go cool off at Cocoa Beach and each lunch at the Westgate Pier. The weather was great in March for going to the beach and we finished up
Written by Kris M. on August 23, 2021
Lake Eola Downtown Orlando
Day Trips . Florida . Orlando . Road Trip StopsLake Eola Downtown Orlando I’ve lived in the Orlando area most of my life. So, naturally, I’ve been to many places in Orlando, but there are very few places that I’ve been to more than once. Lake Eola is one that I’ve been to many times. If you’re looking for a nice, quiet way to
Written by Kris M. on August 20, 2021
Boquerón Beach Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico . Road Trip Stops . Road TripsBoquerón Beach Puerto Rico On day 25 of our trip, we went to Boquerón Beach. It was such a pretty beach and such a nice day. I wasn’t able to swim this time since my ankle was broken, so I stayed in a chair up on the beach while my son enjoyed swimming with his
Written by Kris M. on August 18, 2021
Puerto Rico Scenery
Cabo Rojo . Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico . Road Trip Stops . Road TripsPuerto Rico Scenery So this post is a little different from other posts as I won’t talk about any specific stop that we visited. Our Puerto Rico vacation was severely derailed on day 6 of our trip. After visiting Cave Camuy, we were looking for some sort of old Indian reservation or something and we
Written by Kris M. on August 16, 2021
La Parguera & Los Balcones D’Corales
Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico . Road Trip Stops . Road TripsLa Parguera & Los Balcones D’Corales This was our Mother’s Day celebration in Puerto Rico. Since the birth of my son, my mother and I had managed to spend every Mother’s Day together even though we lived far apart most years. The whole reason I planned this trip to Puerto Rico was to spend Mother’s
Written by Kris M. on August 15, 2021
Rincón Beach Puerto Rico & The Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) Reactor Facility
Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico . Road Trip Stops . Road TripsRincón Beach Puerto Rico This might have just been my favorite day in Puerto Rico. Again, it wasn’t on our Roadtrippers itinerary, but my parents were excited to take us there, it is their favorite beach in Puerto Rico. We saw the BONUS Nuclear Reactor facility on the way in. My parents explained something about
Written by Kris M. on August 14, 2021
El Combate Beach Puerto Rico / Playa El Combate
Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico . Road Trip Stops . Road TripsEl Combate Beach Puerto Rico Combate Beach was one of my favorite stops in Puerto Rico. It wasn’t on our Roadtrippers itinerary, but my parents were excited to take us there. It is a beautiful beach and quickly became one of my favorite when I saw how quiet it was. It even has shady spots
Written by Kris M. on August 13, 2021
Cabo Rojo Salt Mines
Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico . Road Trip Stops . Road TripsCabo Rojo Salt Mines The Cabo Rojo Salt Mines was one of the most interesting places we visited while we were in Puerto Rico. It wasn’t on our Roadtrippers itinerary, it was really just a quick stop we made as we passed by. A spur of the moment decision because I thought it was super
Written by Kris M. on August 12, 2021
Cabo Rojo Lighthouse Puerto Rico / Faro Los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo
Cabo Rojo . Puerto Rico . Puerto RicoCabo Rojo Lighthouse Puerto Rico The Cabo Rojo Lighthouse Puerto Rico was our second stop of the trip. We stopped at the Salt Mines on the way here just briefly. We drove down a long dirt road to get to the lighthouse and parked at Playa Sucia which translates to dirty beach. I thought that