We are now ensconced at the Blue Fin Marina and RV Park in Key Largo for the next month. You may (or may not) be curious about what we have been doing for the last week so lets flashback to Feb. 1.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were unseasonably warm for south Florida, or so we were told, but we enjoyed the warm weather by taking long walks on the beach or riding our bikes. We had originally planned to be camped somewhere near Marco Island this week but decided to stay at the Red Coconut in Ft. Myers Beach. We only moved a short block away but the site is squeezed in-between two park model homes on a corner with a tree and lots of ferns. Then John insisted that he HAD to go shopping for a new hat or some such item. Each evening found us on the beach celebrating the sun setting into the gulf but when that sun is gone, it gets cold!
Tuesday we drove down to Naples to visit our friends, Mickey and Dave. We drove into downtown Naples, shopped, ate ice cream and drooled over the monstrous mansions. Later, friends Jim and Lisa came down from Sanibel and joined us for dinner . We watched the sun set from Mickey & David's balcony but the elevation did not help us in seeing the green flash as the sun disappeared. Dinner was a lively affair at the Claw Bar.
Thursday and Friday were not very good beach days as it was windy and cool so we rode our bikes across the bridge and explored that area, and on Thursday we had breakfast with my high school classmate Susan and husband Dave, who live on Sanibel Island. One day we shopped a landscaping center to get ideas on surfaces for our new patio. We think we want something besides stained and stamped concrete like paver stones or brick, or rock. Friday was spent catching up on chores and balancing the checkbook (I hate that!). Friday afternoon we went back to Mickey and David’s in Naples so we could eat an early dinner at a very fine restaurant and then shop and bar hop.
Yesterday was moving day. Key Largo is at the top of the Keys, about 100 miles from Key West and about an hour from Miami. Our RV site is butted up against the back of a building and if we crane our necks just so, we can see the ocean and the boats in the marina. We are about 10 miles from the Pennekamp State Park and there is not much to see or do within walking distance of the RV park, at least that we can tell after a short exploration. We are next door to a Tiki Bar so hopefully we will be able to meet some people there as time goes by. It looks like it will be a cold and windy day here for the Super Bow that we cannot watch since we have no TV reception and our cable hookup is not working. The Tiki bar may be the best place to watch the game.
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