Our pretty little campsite

(it's really dry--grass is brown)

Mon, 3/9/09

Sugarloaf Key to Long Pine Key, Everglades NP: Left Lazy Lakes at about 10:10. Charlie and Johanne stopped over with their dog, Maple, to say good bye. We arrived at the Long Pine Key campground in the Everglades and were set up by 2:00. Cloudy when we got here but it cleared off to a beautiful day. I love being back here. Sat outside listening to the happy twittering of the birds and the soughing of the wind through the pines. Very quiet and peaceful. Went for a walk around the campground and saw a dead Eastern diamondback rattlesnake in the road (yikes!). If we do any hiking while we’re here, I’ll definitely wear my snake gaiters. Of course they won’t do any good against those damn Burmese pythons. Mike grilled Italian sausages for sandwiches and I made a four-bean salad. After dinner we sat outside for a while. A full moon tonight. Beautiful! Listened to our NOAA weather radio and it’s supposed to be in the low 80s during the day and low 60s at night for the next 6 or 7 days. Perfect!