OK looking for something different...any advice?

[SDJ]

We loved our trip to St.Augustine but you do need an overnight stay which makes it more expensive but why not try a river boat trip and see the "Real Florida" We can recommend Blue Heron River tours you cruise down the St.Johns River and the Hontoon Dead River.
Have a look at their website www.blueheronrivertours.com we have done the tour twice and thoroughly enjoyed it both times
Val

I agree an overnight stay helps, and we did stay overnight on our first visit. However, on our several subsequent visits we have never stayed overnight. It only takes 2 hours to drive and is a very easy drive so we have never bothered since.

[cork]

As pointed out by Val ... post 19

Take a day out to Blue Heron Boat Tours at Hontoon Island ... about an hours drive up the Hwy I 4 towards Deland

Do a trip to " Eco Safari Park " and do a ZIP wire journey at tree top level .. & Much More .

Go onto Hwy 192 going East to St Cloud drive on heading to Melbourne ... Just at " Harmony Village " on Left .. TURN RIGHT

About 45 min drive from Disney

[Philomena]

If you don't want to do too much travelling try Lake Louisa State Park on highway 27
http://www.floridastateparks.org/lakelouisa/
Lovely day out for very little cost. It even has it's own beach!

This is another of the lakes in the same chain - a little higher up the 27 (cross over the 50) and has a lovely Tiki Bar with great burgers and cheap bear!,
https://www.lakecountyfl.gov/hometow...nic_trail.aspx

Lots of hidden things to do around the area without having to spend too much time in the car.

[steph_goodrum]

"This is another of the lakes in the same chain - a little higher up the 27 (cross over the 50) and has a lovely Tiki Bar with great burgers and cheap bear!,"

Have to say unless it is in a cage, I don't care how cheap the bear is I don't want to get too close to it

[steph_goodrum]

Have you been to Disneys Boardwalk? That's a nice afternoon haunt of ours where you can take a browse round the hotels or sit on the beach area for a while (in the evening the neach club shows a film on a large screen so you can sit on the loungers and watch it. There is a big ESPN sports bar if you like sports there as well.

[AmexVflyer]

Why not go down to Tampa and catch a Tampa Bay Rays game? Tropicana Field (their stadium/arena) is very impressive and seats were reasonably priced. We saw our very first baseball game there and were really surprised, had a great time time there. So much so that we are already looking to see what games we can catch when we are out there in June!!! [sporty]

[SDJ]

Have you been to Disneys Boardwalk? That's a nice afternoon haunt of ours where you can take a browse round the hotels or sit on the beach area for a while (in the evening the neach club shows a film on a large screen so you can sit on the loungers and watch it. There is a big ESPN sports bar if you like sports there as well.

Never heard of the 'neach club'. Is this new?[laugh]

[steph_goodrum]

Never heard of the 'neach club'. Is this new?[laugh]

It's right next door to the Beach club (well it is on my keyboard anyway

[Philomena]

"This is another of the lakes in the same chain - a little higher up the 27 (cross over the 50) and has a lovely Tiki Bar with great burgers and cheap bear!,"

Have to say unless it is in a cage, I don't care how cheap the bear is I don't want to get too close to it

Have you never tried bear burgers Steph? They go really well with the cheap Bud [beer]

[steph_goodrum]

Have you never tried bear burgers Steph? They go really well with the cheap Bud [beer]

I'm not that adventurous gastronimically (despite being a Taurus),