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Exploring Camano Island Area
Victoria
Summer Fun in Canada
The Gas Tour Plus One
Friends
Ainsworth Hot Springs
Barb's Ocean Adventure-2023
Big Mountain and Glacier National Park-Short Trip
Canada Weekend
Exploring BC
Ireland and the U.K.
London to Edinburgh
Puget Sound Whirlwind-2020
Tulips and Whidbey Island
Victoria and the San Juans
Optional Trips
Wenatchee to Leavenworth Fun-2022
Glacier National Park in 4 Days-2017
Spokane to Joseph
Spokane to Lake Christina
Disneyland
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FLORIDA HERE WE COME
| Day 1 |
Saturday |
November 2nd |
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| 5:00 a.m. |
Depart: |
Spokane |
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Do: |
Delta Flight 4068 Seats 15ABC |
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| 6:27 a.m. |
Arrive: |
Seattle, WA |
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Do: |
Breakfast |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
Depart: |
Seattle |
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Do: |
Delta Flight 0338 Seats 31DEF |
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| 4:52 p.m. |
Arrive: |
Ft Lauderdale |
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Do: |
Shuttle |
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Lodge: |
Sleep Inn & Suites Ft Lauderdale International Airport
1500 South East 5th Avenue
Dania Beach, FL 33004
(954) 874-1800 |
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(Walk left across the street.) |
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Do: |
Dinner-Hunan Wok or Walmart Grocery |
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| Day 2 |
Sunday |
November 3rd |
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5 a.m.-
11:00 p.m. |
Depart: |
Hotel on Shuttle |
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Do: |
Bus $68, Belt 1 Holland America Kiosk |
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| 12:00 p.m. |
Do: |
Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam |
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Departs: |
Ft Lauderdale |
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| Day 3 |
Monday |
November 4th |
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Arrive |
Half Moon Cay |
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Depart: |
Half Moon Cay |
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| Day 4 |
Tuesday |
November 5th |
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Do: |
Sea Day |
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| Day 5 |
Wednesday |
November 6th |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
Arrive: |
Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos |
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See: |
Cruise Port Shops |
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John Glenn Splashdown Memorial |
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Depart: |
Grand Turk |
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| Day 6 |
Thursday |
November 7th |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
Arrive: |
Amber Cove, Dominican Republic |
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Do: |
Amber Cove Sign |
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Pirana Joe Official Store |
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Amber Cove Pool and Lazy River |
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Depart: |
Amber Cove |
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| Day 7 |
Friday |
November 8th |
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Do: |
Day at Sea |
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| Day 8 |
Saturday |
November 9th |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
Arrive: |
Key West, Florida |
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(Head left following the waterfront. Go right on Greene St. On the right side.) |
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Key Lime Pie Bakery (9-9)
412 Green St |
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(Continue right. On the left side.) |
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Do: |
Happy Rooster Gifts and More (9-10) |
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(Turn left on Duval looking on both sides of the street for a block. The turn around and go back passing Greene.) |
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Kermit's Key Lime Pie Shop (10-9:30)
336F Duval St |
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River Street Sweets (11-11)
400 Duval St
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Kilwins Chocolate and Ice Cream Shop (10-11)
505 Duval St |
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(Turn right on Olivia St. Turn left on Whitehead.) |
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The Hemingway Home and Museum (9-5) $18
907 Whitehead |
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(Continue left to the corner.) |
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Key West Lighthouse (10-4:30) $11.50 Sr |
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(Turn around and head back on Whitehead. Turn left on Eaton and right on Front St.) |
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Truman Little White House $22.95 (9:30-4:30) |
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(Continue left to the cruise port.) |
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Depart: |
Key West |
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| Day 9 |
Sunday |
November 10th |
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| 7:00 a.m. |
Arrive: |
Ft Lauderdale |
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Do: |
Bus to Airport |
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Rent a Car-Budget-Mini Van $159.19 |
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Depart: |
Ft Lauderdale |
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(Go out of the airport turning right onto Greenbelt Park (Hwy 818. Go left on I-95. Take exit 1A left on Hwy 913/Rickenbacker Causeway. It will become Crandon Blvd. Go to the end.) |
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Arrive: |
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park $8
1200 S Crandon Blvd
Key Biscayne, FL 33149 |
15.2 |
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See: |
Cape Florida Light (10 a.m.-12 p.m.) |
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| 12:00 p.m. |
Depart: |
Bill Baggs |
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(Go back on Crandon Blvd into Hwy 913. Enter I-95 north. Take exit 20 right onto Hwy 395. Take exit 2B right, then left on NE 2nd Ave. On the left side.) |
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Arrive: |
Miami City Cemetery |
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Do: |
Letterboxes |
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(Go right on 2nd Ave. Turn left on 15th and right on Hwy 1. Go left on MacArthur Causeway. Go left on on South Pointe Dr and right on Washington Ave.) |
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South Pointe Park Lighthouse |
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(Go north on Washington. Take the 1st left on South Pointe Dr and an immediate right on Alton Rd. Turn left on MacArthur Causeway. It will become Hwy 395. Go right/north on I-95. Take exit 35 right on Hwy 814/Atlantic Blvd. Go left on Hwy 1. Turn right on Hwy 844/14th St. Go left on A1A Jimmy Buffett Mem Hwy. Turn right at the country club.) |
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See: |
Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse |
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(Turn lef ton Hillsboro Mile/A1A Jimmy Buffett Mem Hwy. Go right on Hwy 844. Go right on Hwy 1. Go lefton Copans Rd. Go right to go south on I-95. Take exit 32 right on Hwy 870/Commercia Blvd. On the right side.) |
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Lodge: |
Comfort Inn & Suites Fort Lauderdale West Turnpike
3551 W Commercial Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
(954) 315-2900
(King, continental breakfast) |
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| Day 10 |
Monday |
November 11th |
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Depart: |
Miami, FL |
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1 hr
15 min |
Arrive: |
Everglades |
61.4 |
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Do: |
Everglades National Park-Shark Valley Visitor Center (9-5) |
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Tram Tour |
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Coopertown Airboat Tour |
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| Day 11 |
Tuesday |
November 12th |
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| 5:00 a.m. |
Do: |
Return rental car |
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| 7:10 a.m. |
Depart: |
Ft Lauderdale |
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Do: |
Delta Flight 745 Seats 29 DEF |
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Arrive: |
Salt Lake City |
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| 11:35 a.m. |
Depart: |
Salt Lake City |
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Do: |
Delta Flight 1452 Seats 23DEF |
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| 12:25 p.m. |
Arrive: |
Spokane |
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