Small Town Appeal

I just returned from my first visit to Apalachicola (apalachicolabay.org), one of the last remaining slices of Old Florida. I could get used to the tempo of this laid-back fishing village right on the Gulf in North Florida. The Gibson Inn is a historic B&B and the first sight you see when you cross the bridge into town. I loved its wraparound porches and white rocking chairs.

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On my way through St. Augustine this weekend, I turned into Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Esturarine Research Reserve (www.gtmnerr.org) after several road signs beckoned me to stop. Along with a sense of wild isolation, the reserve is picturesque with salt marshland and mangroves teeming with wildlife. It's also home to the scenic Tolomato River (aka Intracoastal for this part of the state).

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