Ft. Zach Beach

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:   Rainy again this morning.  But not for long.  We headed to Big Pine to run some errands.  Noticed that Fat Albert was down at the base for maintenance I guess.  Decided to drive down Blimp Road to check it out up close—well, as close as you can get to the base.  On the way we passed a large backwater where people race their remote-operated boats on Sunday.  There was a girl there with her German shepherd, Mac.  He loved the water.  Took some pics of Fat Albert and then headed back home.  By now the sky is clear and the temps are already in the low 80s, so we packed up some drinks and sandwiches and headed to Ft. Zach beach and spent the afternoon sunning, reading, and people watching.  One of the guys from our park, Dallas, and his friends were there cooking out.  They had lobster, shrimp, sausage, burgers, and key lime pie.  They invited us to join them.  How generous is that?  But we found a picnic table on the edge of the beach in the shade of the Australian pines and set up our beach chairs.  Had our sandwiches and relaxed in the sun for a while.  Then we walked back to where Dallas and his friends were and chatted them up for a while.  Mike had some of the sausage they had on the grill.  What a beautiful afternoon though.  We thoroughly enjoyed it.  Back home and I had a garden salad with grilled chicken and Mike had a salad and a burger.  Great day!  82 today.

Mac, the German Shepherd--he's an island dog.

Fat Albert at the base.

Cruise ship sailing past Ft. Zach.

Beautiful Ft. Zach beach.

Schooner America sailing past.