Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  A mix of clouds and sun today—but mostly pristine blue sky.  I noticed Fat Albert was really low this morning.  I would love to know what electronics are in that thing.  It looks really small at 10,000 feet, but when you see it in its “cradle” on the ground it is quite huge.  Heading to Key West tonight for dinner at Michael’s and then going to see “Fantazimo”--the annual holiday burlesque show at the old Key West Armory on White Street, which is now a theater.  We’re going with two other couples—Debbie and Craig, and Sandy and John.  We’re taking Debbie with us, since Craig works at the Eco Center in Key West so he won’t have to come all the way home.  We’re all meeting at the restaurant and then walking up to the Armory.  Should be a fun night.  I know the dinner will be awesome.

Fat Albert being brought down for maintenance, probably.  Viewed from our back window.

This thing is held in place by a single cable--probably very big cable.  And the locals tell us that this  rather large blimp (I guess) broke loose of its tether while being lowered in anticipation of a thunder storm and skittered along through the Keys, dragging the cable and wreaking havoc as it went.  Took out the telephone poles and electric lines as it crossed Hwy 1 before they finally got it under control.  Another time it got loose it headed towards Cuba and they actually scrambled some fighter jets to shoot the thing down.  A Coast Guard cutter managed to get the cables affixed to the rear of their ship and it actually started taking the ship out of the water.  Not sure how true these stories are.  But they are great stories. 

Another view of Fat Albert