Blue Hole--Big Pine Key

Blue Hole--Big Pine Key

These little ditches were dug in areas throughout the Keys. They're only 12-18 inches deep, but the little Key deer fawns fall in them and drown. That's how small they are. They're trying to get rid of them. Notice the rock. It's very hard to plant stuff down here. You need a jack hammer to dig a hole.

Sugarloaf Key: Went to Sugarloaf Lodge for breakfast this morning. Decided since the bikes are still on the truck that we’d go out and bike to the Blue Hole. A spectacular day! Biked down to the end of the road past the Blue Hole and then hiked the Buttonwood Marsh trail for a little way—through a transitional buttonwood marsh and mangrove forest. Biked back up the road and stopped at the Blue Hole. Saw 2 key deer. Bikes back on the truck and we stopped at the bicycle shop on Big Pine Key and had new rear-view mirrors put on the bikes and he adjusted my seat. Then we went to Pizza Works and ordered a spicy chicken stromboli for two. This thing is wonderful—a huge bread thing stuffed with spicy chicken, two different cheeses, chopped tomatoes, and jalapeño peppers. Brought most of it home for Superbowl Sunday. Back home with a detour to Venture Out—a private community with modular units and they also have RV sites for rent and for sale. Very nice place. A little too big for our tastes, but if Lazy Lakes closes down we need an alternative. This is only one key away—on Cudjoe Key. Our attorney owns a place there. Back home and made a reservation for brunch at Little Palm Island next Sunday. Floyd and Terry and going with us. Will either kick back tonight or play jokers at the club house.