Florida's DRINKING Village (with a Fishing Problem) | Southwest Florida Travel Vlog
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- Join us as we spend a day in Goodland, FL... Florida's Drinking Village (with a Fishing Problem). This town located in the south Florida swampland has 4 bars and a laid back atmosphere during the day, which transforms into an energetic party atmosphere at night. We'll take you to all 4 bars as well as the 40th Annual Mullet Fest. After that, we'll take you a few miles down the road to Everglades City, another small Florida swamp town hosting its annual seafood festival.
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Timeline:
00:00 - Welcome to Goodland
01:02 - Lunch at the Little Bar
05:05 - Goodland's Waterfront Parks
08:05 - Two Tiki Bars
09:44 - The 40th Annual Mullet Fest
11:43 - Heading to Everglade's City
12:56 - Joanie's Blue Crab Cafe
15:33 - Everglades Seafood Festival
18:35 - Trying Smoked Alligator
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Websites from Video:
Little Bar - www.littlebarrestaurant.com
Paradise Found - paradisefoundgrill.com
The Crabby Lady - crabbyladygoodland.com/menu/
Stan's - www.stansidlehourgoodland.com
Joanie's Blue Crab Cafe - www.stansidlehourgoodland.com
Everglades Seafood Festival - evergladesseafoodfestival.org
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Music Credits:
The Mini Vandals / YAL Who's Using Who / courtesy of the TH-cam Audio Library
Nathan Moore / Gold In Them Hills / courtesy of the TH-cam Audio Library
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Explorcation consists of Jamie and Skylar, a couple who typically shares their experiences traveling and staying active via blogs and travel videos.
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What do ya think? Are Goodland and Everglades City your kind of vibe?
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It's funny how people here in Mass look down on Florida, but they're stuck inside 7 months a year while these people are out having a blast. This is the lifestyle that makes Florida much more appealing. The laid back, beach vacation lifestyle.
@@Andrew-3445 7 months of being inside year after year is definitely too long! We can sure share that the people we encountered in this area of Florida were having a blast! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
@@Explorcation Thanks, love the content! I'm moving to Florida in October. Clearwater-St. Pete area.
Yes both of those little Cities are definitely my kind of vibe, I would love to visit mullet fest one time too. Also I’m a big Skynyrd fan ✌️
@@Andrew-3445 that is awesome! We hope your move goes smoothly and that you really enjoy the area once you get here :)
Love Goodland and especially Love Stans on a Sunday afternoon - AKA - Sunday Funday
We loved it too, Bob, and we'll definitely be back for more!
I love the line about the beer being made with Florida swamp water… LOL! Great video as always!! ❤
I mean it could be for all we know! 😂
I think I would enjoy visiting this drinking village with the fishing problem. I've always wanted to see a gator in the wild. The beer and key lime pie looked like something I would want to try! Mullet fest sounds like quite the event. Seafood festival seems amazing. That gator mac and cheese sure was expensive!! Wow. But nice free samples to off-set it.
Oh we can almost guarantee that you would! We can certainly point you in the right direction to see a gator in the wild as well. We were definitely feeling a bit guilty after eating/drinking so many free samples, which probably did play into our willingness to spend so much on that gator mac and cheese!
My wife and I were wondering downtown St. Petersburg. We stopped off at Ford's Garage. My wife was more impressed with the place than I was. I was hoping you were wondering around to say hi. It was a long shot. I was impressed with the downtown. What a fun video!
Thanks so much for watching :) keep an eye out for us next time you are downtown and please do say hi if you see us!
Given that our trip to Treasure Island was less than stellar in '23 (Thanks to beach "renourishment") and things do not look much better in that region for the next few months, really appreciate this video. I've got some researching as we really loved going through the Everglades three years ago and want to go back. Thanks again, you guys look great!!
Ahhh yeah sorry about your bad timing with your Treasure Island trip. It's normally a pretty prime vacation spot, but definitely not during the beach renourishment. No need to worry about beach renourishment in Goodland/Everglades City, as there are not much for beaches.... but still plenty of good times to be had.
Oh ya and thanks again for sharing live music!!!
Of course, John! Perhaps our favorite part of living in Florida is the outdoor live music year round!
Grouper Balls???
That whole order looks amazing!!!
It sure was!
Another great job. Brought back memories from spending weekends at Marco Island and stopping at Goodland. We also stayed a weekend at Everglades City, glad to see that is back after Huriicane Ian. We really enjoyed going on a airboat ride. Snook Haven is another old Florida style restaurant located on the Myakka River.
Thanks, Francisco! We love that the two spots are so close two each other yet feel so different. The diversity you find in Florida is definitely one of our favorite things about it! We've gone on a really big (and slow) air boat before, but we need to get out onto a smaller one for sure.
😋 Those grouper balls looked really good! We love pretty much anything grouper. A place by us has "grouper bites" and they're delicious. . Best grouper sandwich ever, we had at Tradewinds St. Pete Beach 🏖️
Come to think of it I'm not sure we've ever had anything grouper that we haven't enjoyed either! Thanks so much for letting us know about the Grouper sandwich at Tradewinds. We've had a few different meals there, but never the grouper sandwich. We'll know for next time!
Excellent video! We drive around Goodland several years ago when we stayed in Marco. It was a cool little town. The restaurants sure do have some yummy options and some beautiful views! Such a great episode....looking forward to the next one already 🙂
Yeah we thought so too, Ramune! I love how Goodland and Marco are so close together yet are so different. We'd gladly spend a few days in either.
Hi guys, thanks for the video. We're doing it.
🙌 yeaa, we hope you have a great time when you visit!
Omg!! lol two sets of grouper balls 😅
Why settle for just one set of balls when you can have two? 😂
Thanks for this! We live in Bradenton, (moved permanently from New England 6 years ago), and the new (to us) places you highlight are some really great day trips. This trip looks like it will require a designated driver!
So glad to hear that you are enjoying the channel! And yes, a DD is definitely a necessity for this one. We actually saw 4 or 5 cars pulled over on the way home from Everglades City. Fortunately Jamie agreed to stay sober for this one!
I liked this video! Wow the food! The whole trip looked like a fun time!
We're so glad to hear you enjoyed this one! It really was an amazing time and an exceptional food experience!
Great video! Loved the area you guys were at. I really like the old Florida vibe. Nice to see these places still exist down there. Maybe get the time I can come down and explore some of the area. Keep the awesome videos coming.
Thank you so much for watching. We know these more rural areas of Florida aren't for everyone but we sure do enjoy them. We hope you do get a chance to come down to experience the Goodland/Everglades City area some day!
Happy to see again Florida content. We really love it. Thank you guys
We're so glad to hear you enjoyed this one, Luis! It was a great change of pace and we had a blast making it!
All these places look so cool!
They were! It was a fun couple of days!
😎💯Love u guys, ur shows, the food n beer reviews, thanks! I hvnt watched 4awhile and just tuned back after prolly 6-7mos. Cant wait to make the move and literally just follow ur lead as i travel from spot to spot in ur vids. Hopefully by April🙂
Thanks so much for tuning back in! We're so happy that our channel has helped you make the most of your travels, and we can't wait to hear when you've finally made it down to Florida!
That seafood festival looked amaaazing! I'm going to pretend that you didn't say Mullet Fest is named after fish instead of the hairdo though 😆 Fun video!
😂there were plenty of people who seemed to still think it was named after the hairdo, which we were sure thankful for!
Yes, these “backwater” areas seem to have a great vibe-even if the prices are as high as everywhere else.
Yeah we were a little bit surprised by the prices as well... but definitely a great change of pace from the typical Florida beach towns and definitely our type of place! And if you visit during the week, there are some great happy hour deals to be had.
Nice! I’m currently doing a 1,000 mile hiking program, some that I’ve already completed and received certificates and medallions for. So, Picayune Strand SF is definitely a future hike for this program. That food looked good. That little post office is quite something…lol. Rock on!
That sounds like a really cool program, and something we'd be definitely be interested in once we ease back the video making a bit! As always, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. We appreciate it!
Looks like a fun little trip!
It really was. We had a blast. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, Patricia!
Love the video, we haven’t been down that far south yet on vacation, but will have more opportunity because we are moving to Florida hopefully within the next month!!!!
Congrats on your move! We hope the process goes smoothly :) you sure will have more time to explore new areas! We've been here over 10 years and still have so many areas of the state to check out. Thanks for watching!
Wow, beautiful video guys! It looks like you got a new camera and I love it! I was just about to say how affordable the restaurants you went to were until you ate $30 Gator stew. Say what?! It looked good though!
Thank you so much! The new camera is actually our new phone (the Pixel 8). It honestly is not great as a phone, but it's video capabilities have blown us away. We probably shot 90% of this video on it.
@@Explorcation What?! That’s incredible! I looked at your gear list and thought it was your Sony vlogging camera. It’s amazing that you are getting that type of picture with a Pixel. I may have to consider getting one.
@@LucasWorldTravel yeah we've been extremely impressed with them. We've had the Sony vlogging camera for a while and still use it for stationary shots quite a bit, but for shots with any type of movement we just use the Pixels now (or Gopros if lots of movement and good lighting).
Laughed out loud when Jamie said about the bay scallop ceviche "yes, it's a lot better" ...than the homemade ceviche from a week ago. I know there's gotta be some type of back story 😂
Yeah... we had made our first attempt at homemade ceviche just a few days prior. It wasn't a total disaster... but there was definitely room for improvement 😂
Great video!!!!
Thank you so much. As much as we love our Florida beach towns, these towns were a breath of fresh air and felt so much like home. We're so happy to see hear you enjoyed this episode!
You guys are brave with your lunch order!
Yeah, we like to live dangerously 😂
The title is hilarious
Gotta be honest... we stole it from a t shirt 😂
My fav Fl channel! You guys are the best! Thanks for showing us all of Fl
Wow thank you so much for the kind comment!
How are you still finding towns I’ve never heard of. And of course really want to visit. I have been to Everglades City and that little post office. My last visit was probably in the 90’s and all I remember was I thought I fell off the earth and have not been back. Looks like a lot more fun with a festival.
You can thank Jamie's mom and stepdad for that one, Bob. They visited Goodland a couple years back, and ever since they told us about it we've been dying to visit. And obviously Mullet Fest was the perfect time to finally pull the trigger 😂
Where was this again? And the bars? And their hours? Asking to make sure I avoid a horrid place with all the fun of fishing and drinking. I cant imagine a day out on a boat with a cold one or 3. The humanity!
Yes, terrible experience all around. Avoid at all costs 😂
@Explorcation beer AND fishing? What will the Amish think! Love your videos! You guys are all over geographically and we love it!! I hope we run into you some time in south tampa or st pete!
@@bryantsteury8910 that would be great. If you ever do see us out and about, please to make sure to stop and say hi!
As soon as I saw the Title I knew you were talking about Goodland, we lived there for about 6 years, a wonderful place to live. The little bar not only has great food but has probably some of the best blues bands and musicians assembled in the country during season and the acoustics are amazing. If you went in side you’d find the bar and back drop that separates the dining room and the bar is actually a 150 year old bar that If my memory is right was imported from Ireland, beautiful woodwork.
The 2nd place you went to used to be called the old Marco lodge which was also a trading post that dates back to the early 1900’s.
I saw you had the pleasure of seeing the man, the myth and the legend Gator Nate at the crabby lady. Then you had Joanies and there was plenty to see there including the pictures that adorn the walls and bathrooms taken by Lucky Cole. Next time you are out there if you want to get way off the beaten path, Lucky has Lucky Coles Biker outpost on loop road way down in the middle of the Everglades. Luckys is only open on weekends, is donation only and you couldn’t find nicer hosts than Lucky and Maureen.
We found ourselves talking about how fun it would be to live in Goodland on our drive home from this trip. That's pretty cool that you got to experience it for six years. Thanks so much for sharing such interesting info on the area. Lucky Coles Biker outpost 100% sounds like a place we need to visit, and I'm sure we will get there sooner or later. Thanks so much for watching our video and taking the time to comment.
Where are u going for spring break
That's a great question... probably somewhere far away from the typical spring break hot spots. Maybe check out some new Florida springs?
@@Explorcation If u guys are going to Marco island I might be able to meet u their 😃
@@Squilly173 I think we'll be staying further north in the state this year, but if that changes we'll let ya know! I would sure love to get back down to Marco Island. I love the ice cream at Sweet Annie's and sure do want to catch some live music and the Boardroom Tavern.
@@Explorcation k ty