Florida Over Christmas & New Year

[panthro]

I'm going to be in Florida from the 24th until the 4th January and trying to make some sort of plan. I'm flying into Orlando and will be in that area mainly, but thinking of driving down to Miami for a couple of days and then maybe to the Everglades. I might go to a theme park or 2 but I've heard they get very busy so may avoid it. The main purpose of the trip is to spend Christmas with my wife's family and New Year with mine, but aside from that we don't have much planned. Any suggestions? I'd like to maybe fit a couple of scuba dives in and an Everglades tour.

 

[panthro]

I might go down to the Keys. I went about 14 years ago from Orlando down to Key West and enjoyed it, but it was with parents and siblings and very family orientated. I'll be in New York the week before to get a bit more of a Christmassy feeling Currently thinking of driving from Orlando to Miami, then the Everglades and then the Keys.
If Florida is your least favourite state, you should really check out Wyoming or Delaware

 

[panthro]

I'll give you Delaware but Wyoming is stunningly beautiful!

Very true, but unless you're an outdoors type, it is pretty boring....extremely beautiful though!

 

[panthro]

I second this. The Keys are very, very nice, pretty good drive there too.

I wasn't a fan of Miami or Orlando. The only reason I'd go anywhere near Orlando was if I was visiting one of the theme parks.

Have you thought about going to the Kennedy Space Centre?

Fox, you must not have been to Kansas... Try driving between Kansas City and Denver.

Good call, I shall add that to the list.