Thu, Feb 8, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Rained a little bit this morning but then the clouds cleared away to reveal a beautiful blue sky.  We walked over to Linda’s site at around noon to celebrate the completion of her deck and the raising of her flags.  She has a flag pole with the Conch Republic flag and the Stars and Stripes.  Champagne was served even.  Later in the afternoon I walked over to Char and Jerry’s to invite them over for a drink or two.  Not home.  Walked over to Carolyn and Dale’s, but they weren’t there either.  Guess a jokers game ensued after the flag raising.  We had left by then.  I was looking forward to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics tonight, but it’s not until tomorrow, even though there are some events tonight. Low 80s again today.  

Sunshine Key

Peli sunning himself.

Wed, Feb 7, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Another nice day today, so we headed to Key West.  Parked at the Margaritaville parking garage and walked over to Blue Fish Red Fish for lunch.  We both had toasted BLT and shrimp sandwiches.  After stuffing ourselves we walked up to Kino’s so I could look at some sandals.  Didn’t find anything I liked so we wandered around the waterfront for a while.  The water around Key West harbor is always so beautiful—a pretty aquamarine blue.  There was a huge yacht “on the hook” out a ways and another catamaran sailboat in the marina.  The owner of the catamaran was outside washing it and said he hadn’t been in a marina for at least a week.  There were three large solar panels on the back and also a wind power thingy.  Says he can power just about anything.  Back to the park and on the way picked up a shrimp platter for the pot luck tonight.  The theme is Mardi Gras and the sponsors even decorated all the tables with beads, etc.  The food was great.  82 today and windy.

Lunch at Red Fish Blue Fish

Yacht "on the hook" out in the harbor.