What a lovely day we had today. By 10 am you could definitely feel the 83 degree F heat and high humidity, with not a cloud in the sky. We decided that instead of touring around we would spend Eileen’s last day in KCB enjoying the sand and the surf. Continue reading
Today we got up bright and early and Eileen treated us to a Valentine’s Day Americano Coffee. We gathered our belongings and said farewell to Carol’s Cottage. We moved down the block to the Sea Isle Condominium complex right on the Atlantic Ocean. We have a lovely two bedroom apartment on the third floor with a view of the pool and beach from the living room and a view of the lovely sunsets from the bedroom balcony. We shall be very comfortable here.
Today we all hopped into the truck and ventured a little N to Islamorada. The girls had shown interest in visiting the Theater at the Sea marine mammal adventure park. It’s a very intimate and well laid out park with shaded walkways and little cafes mixed in amongst all the display areas. The girls didn’t want to swim with the dolphins (cool water required wet suit) so we only purchased observer passes. All the scheduled shows had minimal attendance and people were encouraged to come forward and interact with them. Continue reading
Tom’s 1st Attempt at iMovie.
Martha and I left Saturday morning on the bike and rode to Key West. The sky was blue, air was warm, and the traffic was moving well. We took US1 down to mile marker “0” at the furthest southern point in the USA. After our obligatory tourist snapshot, we walked back to our bike to see a policewoman sneaking around behind bushes and shrubs. She was talking into her radio and reporting on the crowd gathered around the marker. It was funny watching her crouch and scurry from bush to shrub, trying to stealthily make her report. I just assumed she was looking for pic-pockets or people of interest. Pictures and videos after the break. Continue reading
This morning we woke up early and enjoyed the sunrise over the Atlantic. There were all kinds of birds out looking for their breakfast. Pelicans galore making sorties of the canal and a giant white egret owned our dock. He did not seem to mind us getting up close. I think we will call him Edgar. Continue reading
Yeah… we are here. The house is amazing — big, comfy, everything anyone would need! We got here around noon. Check in was not suppose to be until 4pm but the house was unlocked, instructions and keys in the kitchen so we moved on in.
The bike traveled well and Tom unloaded it in a flash. After unpacking the car we went on the motorcycle to Sparky’s Landing for raw oysters and fish tacos (delicious) for lunch. Then back to the house to get our bearings, test out the beds, lay in the sunshine and make out a grocery list. It is 5pm and we are going out for happy hour. 25 cent wings and 25 cent shrimp and 1 dollar drafts. Life is Good!
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Today we drove down the east coast of Florida from St Augustine to Florida City. What a long state Florida is. It seemed like we were driving all day and it was only 6hrs. Fort Lauderdale and Miami had lots of traffic and just looked like big cities so we were glad we bypassed them. The sun shone for the better part of the day but we did see a few sprinkles around Jupiter. Continue reading
It was an interesting drive going through Georgia today. We saw fields of cotton and peanuts and all kinds of fancy irrigation devices. You could see the forests change from Carolinian to Savannah with the moss hanging off the branches and palms appeared, lining the roadway. We were glad to see the mercury on the thermometer slowly rise the further we traveled south. Continue reading
We both slept very well last night and woke up early to enjoy a free breakfast at the Dry Ridge Holiday Inn. Once on the road we noticed the States are pouring some money into their infra structure and fixing up their roads…lots of construction but no holdups. The trip through Kentucky went by very smoothly and before we knew it we were in the Cumberland Gap area enjoying the hills and hollows. Continue reading