Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Really chilly again this morning.  Really wanted to sleep in, but the sun was shining bright and it motivated me to get up and get going.  Did the laundry and grocery shopping.  Had lunch and came back and relaxed.  Too chilly to sit outside.  Supposed to be a steady warming trend though.  Low 60s today I think.  The water was a beautiful blue/green.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Chilly and windy this morning.  Didn’t want to get out from under the covers, but Mike finally got a doctor appointment this morning, so we were off to Big Pine.  After his appointment we stopped at Walgreens to get his prescription filled and then back home.  Decided to go see a movie.  Saw “The Descendents” at the Tropic Cinema in Key West.  A pretty good movie about your basic, dysfunctional family—which I’m sure we can all relate to.  When we got back to the park, Esther and Gerald were out, so we walked over and visited with them for a while.  Supposed to get down into the 40s tonight.  It only got up to 67 today.  And there are still a lot of holiday vacationers in town.  Lots of people and traffic.  Hopefully next week it will calm down.

This beautiful brigantine was docked over by the old sub base.  It's a research vessel out of Woods Hole Oceanographic.  They've sailed out to the Dry Tortugas  twice since they've been down here.  What a beautiful way to go out there!

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Mostly sunny day today.  Some thin clouds moving in way up there in the ether.  Got the cleaning done early and then relaxed outside reading for a while.  A definite chill in the air.  Cold front moving through today.  Mike went over to play shoes and I watched some bowl games.  One poor guy got some teeth knocked out.  Ouch!   Happy hour tonight.  Back home for left-over turkey dinner though.  70s today.

One that escaped the slaughter.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  A beautiful day to start the new year.  We didn’t do much.  Had a turkey dinner with all the trimmings.  Watched a Netflix movie, “Rounders” with Matt Damon.  Stuffed ourselves.  Our Canadian friends, Esther and Gerald, stopped by later in the afternoon.  Cracked a bottle of red and we sat around talking and reminiscing.  A great way to start the new year—sharing wine with friends.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  A beautiful, pristine day under a clear blue sky.  We had an early dinner in Marathon right on the Atlantic with a beautiful view of the setting sun.  I had crab stuffed yellow tail snapper and Mike had hog fish with scallops and shrimp—all topped off with a creamy key lime sauce.  After dinner we planned on stopping at the KOA Pub to see the band, Reach.  Mike started feeling bad again, so he dropped me off and then went home.  I stayed for a couple of hours and then walked home beneath a sky sparkling with stars.  A beautiful, balmy night.  Still in the 70s.

The last sunset of 2011.

Happy New Year!

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Drove to the Publix in Key West this morning to pick up a turkey breast for our New Years dinner.  I also checked out some new faux wood blinds for the RV.  Around 3:30 we headed back to Key West to the San Carlos Theater for a concert--it was actually more of a jam session.  Had dinner at Mangoes on Duval and then we headed to the San Carlos.  Picked up our tickets and got our seats.  The show started at 7:00.  John and his wife sat with us.  The show was excellent.  This small, intimate little theater was perfect for this venue.  The performers included James Slater, song writer, singer, and piano player; husband and wife duo,Joey and Rory, country song writers and singers extraordinaire; and of course Howard Livingston—just Howard and his guitar, no band.  After the show we walked down to the Smokin’ Tuna where Howard and the rest of the performers were headed.  Had one drink and left.  Mike still not feeling great.  Fun night.  82 today.

The beautiful, historic San Carlos Theater

This historic building used to be a school.  It was built by the Cuban government and they taught in both Spanish and English.  It was one of the first bi-lingual integrated schools in the country.


A great line from one of James Slater's songs--there is no town drunk in Key West.  We all take turns!  That about sums it up.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Had set up an appointment with Stanley Steemer to do the carpets tomorrow, but they showed up today which is better anyway.  He did a great job.  After he left we pretty much stayed inside.  Chilly today.  And Mike still not feeling really great.  Watched a couple of movies on Lifetime.  Made chili for dinner.  Good night for it.  71 today, but really sunny.

Schooner Jolly Rover