So its confirmed and booked. 2024 will be our Florida trip and is planned as follows; April 24 - Brisbane to Los Angeles overnight LAX Hotel ( @BankShot ill call when we get settled) April 25 - LAX to Miami overnight Miami hotel and then drive down to the keys April 25 - 28 Florida Keys April 28 - May 4 Miami and the coast through to Daytona and Orlando. May 4 - 8 Orlando to Pensacola May 8 Pensacola to Atlanta (Cheaper to drive and fly from Atlanta then to Canada) May 8 Atlanta to Calgary (overnight Calgary) May 9 - 12 Calgary to Banff and Jasper May 12 - 13 Jasper to Vancouver May 13 - 18 Vancouver, Victoria and return Vancouver May 18 - Return to Australia via Fiji Looking forward to any ideas for Florida we aren't doing amusement parks at this stage but plan the following; New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach, Miami, Key West, The keys, Kings Landing, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa beach, Naval aviation museum etc Any ideas would be appreciated.
quick suggestion for your overnight stay in Orlando. check out Bill Fredricks Park. beautiful RV park thats gated. full hookup sites are only $25.00/night.
Sounds like another great adventure to be added to your book of memories. You are going to love Banff and Jasper and will also really enjoy Victoria. You can make reservation to enjoy a nice cup of afternoon tea at the incredible old Empress Hotel followed by a leisurely stroll at the Parliament Buildings close by. Not to far from both is the big I-Max Theater. Victoria is a wonderful "walking city" full of lots of fun things to do and the views of the harbor and all its activities. The ferry boat ride over and back from Vancouver is enjoyable also with all the sights it offers. I was born in Vancouver and it unfortunately has become just another big city BUT, if you can, do visit Stanley Park and also cross the Lions Gate Bridge over to North Vancouver and take the cable car up to the top of Grouse Mountain. An incredible and spectacular view of the harbor and city from up there. If time permits you might also want to check out the small, quaint village of Horseshoe Bay, just a few mile drive from West Vancouver, west of the bridge and North Vancouver. The big ferries also operate from there. Kinda-sorta reminds me of Coffs Harbor down south a few miles.... You are going to have a great experience up in Canada and we will all be looking forward to the "picture show" that is assuredly coming our way once you come up north again for another visit. Oh one last thing. If you do visit Stanley Park, which you will because nobody visits Vancouver without setting their feet inside the park, do stop at one of the sidewalk vendors and fill your hungry stomachs with some of the best fish & chips in the whole wide world. Not Barramundi but pretty darrn close........ Best regards Jason, Terry.......(aka BankShot)
Jason I'm envious, do you need someone to carry your luggage? LOL Sounds like you have a wonderful trip planned. As always please post lots of pics! Mike
Great itinerary, Jason. Oceans and mountains with Florida having some of the best beaches anywhere and hard to beat the Canadian Rockies. Only thing I could add to what others have said already is to head to Crystal River in Florida to see the manatees and if you have time to take the Maligne Lake boat cruise in Jasper national park.
