Tue, Dec 23, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Had chores to do today.  Got the laundry and grocery shopping out of the way and then had pizza at Pizza Works.  Came home and put everything away.  Tired.  Sat outside reading in the warm sultriness fighting to stay awake.  Finally gave it up and succumbed to the air conditioned comfort of our fifth wheel.  85 today. 

Key West.

Mon, Dec 22, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Much excitement today.  They delivered Carmen’s golf cart.  All decorated up.  We were helping her get used to driving it.  It’s a used one but seems in pretty good shape.  Happy hour tonight at the KOA pub.  After that a few of us went over to Boondock’s for some dinner.  Really warm and sultry today.  We actually had our air conditioning on for the first time.

Carmen & Debbie taking a spin in Carmen's golf cart.

Debbie's dog, Rusty, thinks it's pretty neat too.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Winter Solstice today.  But it was a warm and sultry day around here.  Really quiet too. Everyone hanging out inside I guess.  Carmen came over a couple of times.  We washed some windows on the outside of the fifth wheel.  That’s the only productive thing we did all day.  In the afternoon we drove into Key West and saw the movie “Interstellar” which was very long and too sci fi for me.  When we got home Debbie came over with some Christmas cookies for us.  Really good cookies.  Sat outside talking with Debbie and Carmen for a while.  Carmen just bought herself a golf cart.  This should be interesting.  She’s 95.  82 today.  

Carmen & Me

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  It was 80 this morning when we got up!  That’s more like it!  Went to the Galley Grill for breakfast and then came back and sat around outside reading and enjoying this warm, sultry day.  We had a great time last night at the KOA.  We thought we were going to see Howard Livingston and the MM24 Band.  Imagine our chagrin when the band, Haywire, was performing.  Howie is there next week.  Oh well, we had a good time.  Danced my brains out.  Our neighbor, Carmen (95), danced just about every dance.  She is amazing!  Steaks for dinner tonight.

Home in Key Colony Beach.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Spent the morning futzing around on the computer. After lunch I finally ventured outside. Went next door to see Carmen and sat with her for a while. Back to our site and read my book. Just finished “Tales of the Mountain Men” which is a riveting account of the stalwart men who plied the rivers and streams out west in search of beaver. They were amazing!  It feels chillier than it did yesterday.  But it’s beautiful and sunny.  Going over to the KOA tonight to see Howard Livingston and the MM24 Band.  Should be fun.

Key Colony

Thu, Dec 18:  Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Didn’t get a very early start this morning.  Thought about going out for breakfast, but we waited too long.  Just hung out today.  After lunch we watched one of our Netflix.  After that we went for a spin on our bikes.  Not sure if I like my new seat or not.  Have to make up my mind pretty quick or they won’t take it back.  Left-over pasta for dinner. 

A visitor.

Wed, Dec 17:  Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Another sunny, cloudless day today.  Our friends who run a RV washing service came at 10:30 and washed the fifth wheel.  They waxed just the cap this year.  It’s now sparkling.  Put everything back where it belonged and sat outside reading for a while.  Jo stopped by to say hello with her dog, Munch.  They are leaving in January and moving to the Orlando area.  I guess they’ve lived here for 5 years or so.  At 5:30 we headed to Key West to see “Last Night at Ballyhoo” at the Red Barn Theater. This Tony award winning play takes place in 1939 Atlanta, on the eve of WWII and during the premier of “Gone With the Wind.” Ballyhoo was a sort of ball that took place in Atlanta every year back in the day.  Before the play we had dinner at the Hard Rock Café which is right next door to the theater.  And it was warm enough to dine alfresco.  As we left our parking spot around the Eco Center, we ran into a trio of twenty-somethings—two guys and a girl who had on a very short red jump suit and three-inch wedge heels.  On returning to our parking spot four hours later we ran into the same trio very inebriated.  She still looked cute in her very short red jumpsuit, but she could barely walk in those three-inch wedge heels.  

The San Carlos Theater all decorated for Christmas.

Waiting for the doors to open at the Red Barn Theater.

The cute little set at the Red Barn.