Key West

I am beginning to know what it feels like to be a rock star( without the fame or fortune). Moving and being in a different place almost every day is a bit tiring at times but we are having such a great time. The shuttle launch is now Feb. 22nd so we have about a week to hang out now before making sure we will be there in time to get a good spot to watch it from. The Daytona 500 is next weekend so we must steer clear of there for awhile.

We left the Everglades (very cool place) and drove down to the Florida Keys. We spent a night Islamorda and sat outside (even though it was a bit chilly) and had drinks and dinner next to the beautiful beach. We stopped at Marathon at the Dolphin Research Center to see the dolphins. We both had swam with them before so we didn't do that but we had to see them. Seeing them is good for your soul. Dolphins have to be the coolest animals on the planet. Teresa, one of the dophins that is there is almost 50 years old. The pic here is one of the younger dolphins. Then we went on to Key West. It has been 10 years since we were there but it really hadn't changed much. We stayed a block off Duvall (the main street) which was great so we could walk everywhere without driving the van around town. We had so much fun and of course lots of mixed frozen drinks. At sunset we went to Mallory Square where they have lots of street performers. Great music at Sloppy Joe's and around town.

We tried to camp but the state parks near the Keys were all totally booked up. We hadn't stayed in a private RV park yet so decided to check one out on the way up from Key West. It was a nice place but you just get a pad with water and power and they were $60.00 or $100.00 near the water. Bit crazy we thought. We are hoping to find a nice campground for the next week or so. Would be nice to stay in the same one for at least a few days.