Episodes

  • Send us your Florida questions!

    This week, Florida Spectacular takes a deep dive into DeLeon Springs. Rick and Cathy talk about the first people who lived in the area, EuroAmerican settlers, and the history of the sugar mill and plantation that formed around the spring. They end the podcast talking about the more "roadside Florida" aspects of the spring, including, of course, waterskiing elephants and make-your-own pancakes.

    Links We Mentioned

    De Leon Springs State Park

    Old Florida's Finest: DeLeon Springs

    A deeper dive into the spring

    Stetson project abut enslaved people at DeLeon Springs

    Queenie the Waterskiing elephant

    Waterskiing elephants at DeLeon Springs

    Liz and Queenie



    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the show

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Brendan O'Connor, of Bungalower and Orlando Magazine, joins the podcast to talk about his intense knowledge of Orlando neighborhoods and hidden Orlando. He's the author of 100 Things To Do In Orlando Before You Die and, as we mentioned, a bit like an onion: He has layers.

    Brendan's Top Five Hidden Orlando Experiences

    Winter Park Boat TourDickson Azalea ParkGiant PigeonsOrange Hill CemeterySerpentarium

    Links We Mentioned

    Whiskey Lou's

    Nile Ethiopian District

    Packing District

    Milk District

    Foxtail Coffee

    Shitty Beautiful on Instagram

    Debonair Social Club

    Genius Preserve

    Also mentioned but not in Orlando: Vintage Marché

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    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the show

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

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    Robert the Doll isn't the only ghost in the Florida Keys. Hear a few more tales from Brad and Cathy.

    Links We Mentioned

    Haunted Key West

    Key West Theater

    Robert the Doll

    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the show

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Send us your Florida questions!

    With scary season in full swing, Cathy and Rick talk about some of the creepiest — and most fun — places they've visited along the roadside.

    Potter's Wax Museum

    Hall of Presidents in Clermont, what's in the gift shop, and a blog post from Rick

    The Sandman Motel

    Casa Marina

    Jungle Adventure

    Barberville Produce

    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the show

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Send us your Florida questions!

    "Art is not for everyone, but it can be for anyone," so says today's guest, freelance arts writer and Fernandina Beach resident Chadd Scott.

    Art Basel

    Gasparilla Festival of the Arts

    Sarasota Modern

    Highwaymen Art Weekend

    Purvis Young

    Robert Rauschenberg

    Appleton Museum

    Norton Museum of Art

    Vickers Collection at UF

    Rollins College Museum of Art

    The Alfond

    The Morse Museum

    Mannello Museum of American Art

    Sidewalk Art Festival in Winter Park

    Chihuly Collection at Morean Arts Center

    Fresh Squeezed Emerging Artists at the Morean

    Wolfsonian

    Mildred Thompson's 'Magnetic Fields' at Cummer Museum in Jacksonville

    Thomas Moran's

    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the show

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Subscriber-only episode

    Send us your Florida questions!

    With Hurricane Milton approaching Florida, Brad and Cathy talk about historic hurricanes in the Florida Keys, including Labor Day 1935 and Irma.

    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Send us your Florida questions!

    In the path of Hurricane Milton, Rick and Cathy talk about the history of hurricanes, what Milton could mean for Florida — and Gulfport, and the value of the National Hurricane Center.

    Links We Mentioned

    New experimental cone

    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the show

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Send us your Florida questions!

    In wake — the literal one — of storm surge from Hurricane Helene, Cathy and Rick talk about what Gulfport looks like, what's next for the 25% of Gulfport residents who no longer have a home, and who's been helping.

    Links We Mentioned

    The Gabber Newspaper's Helene coverage

    Gulfport web cameras

    World Central Kitchen

    Shawarma King

    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the show

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Subscriber-only episode

    Send us your Florida questions!

    Brad wrote a (mostly) fictional book, The Florida Keys Skunk Ape Files. While many of the narratives in the book came from the depths of his imagination, not all of them are false. Brad and Cathy talk about real stories of people who believe they saw a skunk ape. They also talk about why they both believe the Skunk Ape — and other bigfoots — exist.

    Cathy's favorite quote about what we know about what is real:

    "Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow." —Agent K, Men in Black

    Check out Cathy's article about her quest to find the skunk ape in Big Cypress.

    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Florida has a treasure trove of Folk, or Self-Taught, Artists. Bailey Wright, with Jeanine Taylor Folk Art in Sanford, joins the podcast to talk about Florida Folk art and the gallery's upcoming exhibit (featuring Rick!), Florida Gothic. While the show runs a limited time, there's no shortage of arts, food, and culture in Sanford. Rick, Bailey, and Cathy talk about all the things and yes, Sanford does have a craft marshmallow maker.

    Links We Mentioned

    Florida Gothic Folk show

    Mennello Museum of American Art

    Morean Fresh Squeezed

    House of Blues

    Jesse Aaron

    Mary Proctor

    Mr. Imagination

    The Salesman documentary

    How To Do Sanford

    Historic Downtown Sanford


    Art in Sanford

    Jeanine Taylor Folk Art

    Sanford Art Walk

    Eat & Sanford

    Hollerbach's German restaurant

    Wondermade Craf

    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the show

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Just in time for the start of the scary season, Florida cozy author Tara Lush joins the podcast to talk about her three mystery series — all set in Florida. One has a haunted cookie jar, one has a decades-old disappearance, and one has a gator. Well, technically, they're all set in Florida, so there are probably gators in all of them, but one specializes in gators. Check out the links below!

    Links We Mentioned

    Murdle daily puzzle (and Murdle books)

    Catitude and Charms (the novella with a haunted cookie jar)

    You can order these books from Tombolo and Books at Park Place — and any indie bookstore can likely order them, too.

    Tara Lush website

    Coffee Lovers Mystery Series

    Crescent Moon Mystery Series

    Critters and Criminals Series

    The Rules for Cozies

    Usually about domestic matters and a comforting settingAmateur sleuth, often a woman who may be middle-aged or elderlyGore and violence are off-pageSex, if it exists, is also off-pageGreat example is "Only Murders in the Building" (although it has swearing and Lush's cozies do not)Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the show

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Subscriber-only episode

    Send us your Florida questions!

    Brad and Cathy talk about the origins of Key West — and the chapter in Cathy's new book about how Key West came to be the place we know today.

    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Florida conservation biologist Gene Kelly joins the podcast to talk about the proposed Withlacoochee land swap. We talk about some of the best things about the area (Red-cockaded woodpeckers! Wilderness! Sand hill habitat!) as well as why the area's significant and deserves continued protection.

    The notes from this episode are too detailed for this space, but please hop on over to greatfloridaroadtrip.com to see the link.

    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the show

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Rick and Cathy talk about what went into researching Cathy's new book, Florida Spectacular. They also talk about how to approach Florida history that challenges traditional interpretations of historic events, what Cathy learned from the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and why the ideas of "Florida Man" and "Real Florida" both hurt the Sunshine State.

    Links We Mentioned

    Florida Spectacular

    The Idea of Florida

    Florida's Healing Waters

    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the show

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Subscriber-only episode

    Send us your Florida questions!

    Key lime pie: The myth, the truth, and the best place to get it in the Florida Keys. They also talk about Key lime pie on a stick, Key lime ice cream, and Key lime margarita floats. Dig in!

    Links We Mentioned

    The End of an Era: The Key Lime Tree

    Brad's Pick for Key lime pie: Key Lime Pie Lady

    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Leslie Kemp Poole joins the podcast to talk about Florida's true first state park, the one forgotten and ignored by the Florida state parks system — but prized by the National Park Service (and part of Everglades National Park). The trio also talks about the powerhouse of a woman instrumental in the park's creation: May Mann Jennings. Finally, listeners get an update on the proposed changes to several state parks and learn how they can take action.

    Links We Mentioned

    Updates to Florida State Park proposed changes (with link to the FDEP survey)Florida's first state park, now called Royal Palm State Park and inside Everglades National ParkTopsail Hill Preserve State ParkDr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park

    Image via National Parks Service

    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the show

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Send us your Florida questions!

    This podcast was supposed to be about Ryan Worthington's quest to visit all 175 Florida State Parks, but then FDEP announced plans to build giant hotels and golf courses in the state parks. Ryan, Cathy, and Rick talk about the plans and what action people can take if they don't want to see the parks get paved.

    Florida State Parks at Risk

    Click the links for the meeting locations — they do not take place at the parks!

    Hillsborough River State ParkHoneymoon Island State ParkOleta River State ParkJonathan Dickinson State ParkDr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State ParkAnastasia State ParkCamp Helen State ParkUntethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

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    Support the show

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Subscriber-only episode

    Send us your Florida questions!

    Brad and Cathy talk about the best dive bars in the Florida Keys.

    Links We Mentioned

    A Local's Guide to Bloodline

    Florida Keys Dive Bars (show notes with links and history)

    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Campers, listen up! From Tin Can Tourist to air conditioned cabins, Florida's a camper's paradise. Rick and Cathy talk about the origins of Tin Can tourists in Tampa, which state parks have the best camping, and how to camp in comfort at them.

    Links We Mentioned

    Lance Campers (2565)

    Lazy Days RVs

    Desoto Park in Tampa

    Tin Can Tourist websites

    Briny Breezes

    In Her Shoes

    Photo by Britt Fuller/public domain

    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the show

    Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

    Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri

    Question or comment? Email: [email protected].

    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

    Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and IG (@ricklebee).

    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...

  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Along the Suwannee River, there's a treasure trove of fossilized rhinos and elephants. Stephenie Livingston, a science journalist, joins the podcast this week to talk about the Montbrook fossil site, what we can learn about climate change from it, and why it matters.

    Links We Mentioned

    National Wildlife article about Florida's elephants

    More about Montbrook fossil site in Levy County

    Stephenie's website and Instagram

    Image: Florida Museum illustration by Merald Clark

    Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

    A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    Support the show

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