We left Umatilla after having coffee with the Rally group and saying our good-byes. Our friends, Ray and Judy from Colorado, were camping in a county park in south Miami so we planned on joining them. We decided to take the Florida Turnpike instead of the hassle of driving on I-95 in Miami traffic. Right now we are not sure it was worth the $44.65 in tolls but we made the trip in record time. It was a very nice campground with great bike paths and they let us dry camp in a field for half price! That takes some of the sting out of the tolls. We had a delightful afternoon and evening with Ray and Judy catching up on what we have been doing since last summer.
As we were visiting, it started raining and it doesn't want to stop! We got up and headed out in the rain. It rained all the way down from Miami to Key West. It was still raining while we set up camp in Boyd's Campground at noon. It rained while I did laundry and John worked on his iPhone. It finally stopped when I took my shower at 5 PM! John found a fresh seafood market so we had great tuna steaks for dinner then drove into Key West to get oriented with the town. We plan to ride our bikes the 5 miles into town tomorrow and seek out the local, non-tourist restaurants and hidden beauty of the city.
We are here on a tiny little campsite.
1 comment:
I find myself dreaming of camping and traveling these days. I've never really wanted to do all that much traveling - but reading about the two of you makes me want to.
You both have got to be just "a muscle" with all the riding, walking and exercise that you are getting. I'm sooo jealous.
Mickey
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