Grassy Key

Well, we've started our trip North. Admittedly only a couple of miles, but still! Grassy Key RV Park is a small park with a pool, on the Gulf side. We're here for Christmas and then will head to the Naples area on the 28th.

What have we been doing?
*Kayaking through a mangrove swamp at Curry Hammock. Very tight fit even with a kayak. Mangroves overhead--really dense growth. And big spiders--the body about the size of a loonie!
*Going through the Dolphin Research Center--they have a new baby dolphin that is only 2 weeks old. The Mom is attentive to the new one and they swim around the enclosure together--but the baby is getting independent and starting to swim away from the Mom.
*Going through the Turtle Rescue Hospital. Ocean pollution is causing fibrous growths on the turtles, which they laser off. Also, they eat plastic bags and other floating garbage which causes them to get sick and unable to dive for food. And they get hit by boats. They have an ambulance, operating room, "wards", both private and semi-private, the whole deal.
*Watching their Christmas Boat Parades at 2 sites. They decorate up their boats and drive around. One of the little ones was all made up as Santa's sleigh, and a big one had part of the High School Band playing on deck! There was a pirate one as well, complete with noisy bangs and loud "aarghs".

Its been hot here--they have been beating records just about every day by 2 and 3 degrees. Sunday was 89F, old record 87, normal 76--they are already talking about it being the warmest December on record. So that and the high humidity slows us down a bit--pool time is welcome as is the trailer air conditioning!

We have 2 little battery powered Christmas trees on the go, and the outdoor lights and a couple of LED candy canes as well. Christmas carols on the stereo too. But it is quite different being away from family and cold. We miss you.

bye for now

Living the Snowbird Life in the Florida Keys

The trip from the Lion Safari was great. We decided to take the road less travelled and avoided freeways. It took us through part of the Everglades where we saw many people on motorcycles! Bet you thought I was going to say Alligators! Not a one.

Our campsite at Curry Hammock State Park is great. Just steps to the beach with nice showers and no distractions like TV or Internet. It has electricity and water so we can stay cool as is about 85 degrees with high humidity. We are planning some snorkel trips out to the coral reef as we got prescription masks so we will be able to see the fish. We tried them out at our beach and they were great!

After some deliberation we have decided to stay down here for a while so hope to find a site nearby. We are going looking today. We spent a day in Key West and enjoyed it but probably will not go back as it was enough. It is a party town and very hot and a bit crowded.

We will update this as soon as we find a campsite with WiFi.