Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Stayed close to home today.  Sandy and John stopped by.  Sandy plays the harmonica with some of the bands around the area.  She’s trying to get me to play some back-up with my keyboard.  I got the thing out and we fooled around with it for a while. There is no way I would attempt to play back-up—even with the Lazy Lakes Trailer Trash Band.  We lost track of time I guess.  Mike was outside talking with John when I looked at the clock and realized it was 11:20.  Mike had a 12:00 dentist appointment and he hadn’t even taken a shower yet.  So a bunch of running around ensued and he left for the dentist.  I sat outside reading most of the afternoon.  Really windy today.  But nice.  We were supposed to go to the Looe Key Tiki Bar for jam night tonight, but I’m sure Mike would rather just take it easy tonight. 

Some of the revelers from the Smokin' Tuna
(Sandy, Joan, Debbie)(picture by John)

The streets of Key West

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Headed to Key West around noon to do some shopping and after we got that done we stopped at the Stoned Crab at Ibis Bay to have some lunch.  This place is kind of special since my mother stayed here in the 70s—at that time it was called The Blue Lagoon.  Anyway, we had a great lunch there.  I had a couple of glasses of wine, so I was feeling no pain—and tonight is happy hour.  So I had a hangover before we even got to happy hour.  Undaunted, I enjoyed a margarita and Mike had a bloody mary.  We came home in time for Monday night football—St. Louis Rams and the Seattle Seahawks.  We NEVER beat the Seahawks!  A beautiful day today—80s.

Sun drenched bougainvillea

Doors of Key West

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  We stayed in our “cave” all day today.  After all the walking around, dancing and reveling yesterday we were pooped.  I ventured out of our site once and ran into Craig.  We had talked last night about getting together to go see a burlesque show in Key West next weekend with he and Debbie.  He said for me to check it out on-line and maybe the four of us could go.  That would be fun!   Mixed cloudy and sunny today.  Warm and humid.  Can’t believe the packers are winning yet another one!  I wonder if anyone will beat them?

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Headed down to Key West today around 1:00 and had a late breakfast at Azur.  Then walked over to the Smokin’ Tuna Saloon just off Duval and met up with some other people from the park.  Howard Livingston and the MM24 Band were performing there.  Had a great time.  Danced with a bunch of people I didn’t even know.  Howard finished at 5:30 and we had some dinner at a place on Duval with two other couples.  Then we split up.  The other two couples went over to the Hog’s Breath and we walked down to Key West Bight.  The lighted boat parade starts at 8:00 tonight.  We walked around the wharf area for a while which was packed with people in various stages of inebriation.  We parked the truck on the roof of the three-story parking garage on Grinnel after breakfast because that’s the best place to view the boat parade.  So we walked back there to get out of the madding crowd.  A bunch of locals were up there on the roof with their wine, champagne, and snacks.  We stopped and picked up some sodas and oreos.  Oh yeah, we’re classy.  The view was spectacular from up there.  There were boats of all shapes and sizes and the decorations were impressive.  The night was warm and breezy—with a full moon.  Doesn’t get any better than that!

Breakfast at Azur

Howard and the band.

Schooner Appledore all decorated for the parade.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  The guys came over this morning to clean the fifth wheel.  Right after they started it poured down rain.  They got soaked.  They finished washing it and then left to wash another one and were going to come back after lunch to wax the cap.  While they were gone we drove to Big Pine Key and picked up our bikes.  They’re all fixed up now and we’re ready to do some biking.  Got really warm and humid.  I sat outside reading for a while and they showed up and waxed the cap.  It sure looks good.  For now at least.  Watched the second disc of “The Kennedys” series last night.  Really good!  We’re staying in tonight and letting cable TV wash over us.

Doors of Key West

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Cloudy and chilly this morning.  No shorts today.  Transferred the bikes to the truck and took them up to Big Pine Key to get them tuned up.  They’ve been on the back of the RV all summer.  Dropped them off and had lunch at the Galley Grill.  Back home and I sat outside for a while reading—in jeans and a hoodie sweatshirt.  Cleared off but only 71 today. A big controversy going on down here.  They’re killing all the Iguanas.  To me, they’re harmless herbivores that give this place an exotic feel.  To the locals they’re a pest that eats their plants.  I’ve only seen them eating grass.  We used to see a lot of them in the park, but have seen none so far this year.  Seems harsh to me, but what do I know?  What's next--the key deer?

The disappearing Iguanas of the Florida Keys

Are the Key Deer next?

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Cloudy this morning, and really humid all night last night.  Not complaining though.  We headed to Big Pine to do the laundry and grocery shopping.  After I got the laundry started I went next door and got my hair cut.  This gal decided I needed something different, so she gave me a stacked bob.  And I like it.  After finishing the laundry we had lunch at the Galley Grill and then went home and put everything away.  By now the clouds had dissipated and the sky was clear and blue.  Not much wind, so the no-see’ums kept Mike inside.  We decided to go to Mangrove Mama’s for some margaritas and invited Terry and Floyd.  Picked them up at 5:00, pulled into Mangrove Mama’s and were told they were closed for a private party.  Soooo, we drove to Summerland Key and had drinks and dinner at The Wharf which is on a quay where some of the commercial fishermen come in.  A beautiful, calm, warm evening dining under the stars.  Back into the park and stopped at Carol and Ray’s site and checked out their Christmas decorations.  Mid-80s today.

Morada Bay, Islamorada

Another beautiful Keys sunset.