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[Cruella DeVilla]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by shazbat
We love going to Hommosassa for a couple of nights-It is absolutely beautiful--'the real florida'-with boardwalks and mangrove trees.we stop at a place called Hommosassa Riverside resort-in a motel room facing the river-there is a great restuarant-about a mile or so away called the Margarita Grill (which all the locals go to)-it has excellent food and the biggest margaritas you've ever seen -for 6 dollars!We hire a boat and take it down to the lagoon to see the Manatees-my husband also likes to fish -so he does a spot of fishing-we take a picnic and have a lovely relaxing day.Also worth seeing is a place called Rainbow Springs national park which is about 1/2 hour away-You can swim there and hire canoes-the water is absolutely crystal clear-it is really quiet and tranquil there.
Try a trip there-you will LOVE it!
Shazbat.







OOOOH That sounds fab, definately add that to my list. We often travel further a field, last trip we flew into Fort Myers as norm, drove to Orlando did our business with the villas and then got the h*** out of Orlando, we drove back to Sarasotta, Naples and Fort Myers and as you say they are the real Florida type places, as long as they have shops and a big Walmart I am happy. Nice beaches, piers etc are great to.
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[Cruella DeVilla]

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792 have read this post and only 27 posts. There have been some great suggestions on here, nice we can all look at doing new experiences!

[orlandobabe]

I like the sound of Homosassa-have meant to do it before-so will definitely put it on our to do list for Oct.

Can definitely recommend Mt Dora-go and eat in The Garden Gate tea room. Well recommended is the rosemary baked chicken pie.

We've also eaten at the villa di flora at Gaylord Palms-excellent. Do ring before you go to see what buffet they are doing that day ie french, italian etc

Food at the Renaissance resort is also excellent.

Sleuths is a great night ou***ood not marvelous-cornish hen is about the best-but great fun.

[jolliffee]

Food again: I was out with friends and mentioned the forum & this thread; they suggested a restaurant in Clermont, hidden away in the historic downtown area, off US27 @ SR50. It is called Bistro Safran and apparently, is in a beautiful white 1890’s Victorian house with all the old time charm. They said it was a quality restaurant; it had white linen table cloths and silverware, though they thought the prices were competitive.
They said lunch or dinner were excellent & at night it looked really nice being all lit up. They suggested the veranda was nice with a view of the garden...

[Cruella DeVilla]

Thank Dave must look into that, sounds like my sort of place.

[tezz7628]

off topic re: nickname

your nickname

101 dalmations

obviously watched the film as a kid

went round the props show a couple of years ago, and it suddenly clicked "devil" at the same time as somebody else in the queue

[Jill]

If you like gardens we would recommend http://www.leugardens.org a peaceful way to spend a few hours.

[Nostromo]

If you have a couple of hours to spare somewhere, a visit to A World of Orchids is worthwhile. It is free, relaxing and very easy on the eye.

[Cruella DeVilla]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Jill
If you like gardens we would recommend http://www.leugardens.org a peaceful way to spend a few hours.
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Thanks, sounds pleasant. Need to persuade hubby into that one though, maybe I can grab a female friend to have a look!

[Cruella DeVilla]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Nostromo
If you have a couple of hours to spare somewhere, a visit to A World of Orchids is worthwhile. It is free, relaxing and very easy on the eye.
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Yeh, meaning to have a look in there as it is literaly round the corner from our place. I love Orchids but always manage to kill them off, think I paid £30 for 2 last time!