Reading my book...

Sugarloaf Key: Cool but sunny today. We headed to Key West with the laundry in the afternoon and got that done. Then we went to see the Clint Eastwood movie, “Gran Torino”. Really good movie. But a Clint Eastwood movie is almost always good.

Cruise ship in Key West (big yacht to the left)

Sugarloaf Key: A cloudy, but warm day today. We went to the Galley Grill for breakfast and then up to Big Pine to do the grocery shopping. Came back, put everything away and then relaxed all afternoon. Dinner at the clubhouse tonight. Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, salad, and chocolate cake for $4 each. Can’t beat that. After dinner, Jerry and Charlie played banjo and guitar respectively. An Appalachian night. Charlie is a French Canadian. Would have loved to hear him sing something in French. Another cold front coming through and we’ll have cooler weather for a while. Will have to check out the movies. 81 today.

Our friend, Ray

Another beautiful moon last night

Sugarloaf Key: An uneventful day. Did some cleaning. Mike played shoes. Happy hour at the KOA with Howard Livingston. Warm and humid. Wonderful.

Lazy Lakes Pool

The party-going bulldog

Sugarloaf Key: Another beautiful, sunny, cloudless day. At least it started out that way. Clouded up a little in the afternoon. Just hung out today reading and relaxing. In the afternoon we went over to Boondocks and had dinner. Our Canadian friend dropped by our site for a while in the afternoon. The football game last night was great. Arizona beat Carolina 33-13.

Howard Livingston and me

Moon rise

Sugarloaf Key: Tonight is party night. So we went over to the clubhouse at around noon and volunteered our services. I helped Carolyn in the kitchen for a while. We were having hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, baked beans, Italian sausage, and all the beer and soda you can drink. Party started at 3:00 with the MM24 band. Howard Livingston (lead singer) showed up for a while. I love his music. Partied until 6:00 and then went back to watch football. Took some pictures of the moon rise. Supposed to be the biggest and brightest moon of the whole year.

Sunset from the campground

Sugarloaf Key: Missed the end of the football game last night because we lost power in the campground for some reason. Mike was thrilled. Another beautiful, sunny day. We just hung out and are going over to the clubhouse tonight to watch the movie, “Eagle Eye”.

Private Residence--Fleming Street

Sugarloaf Key: Had a wicked storm last night—high winds and a deluge of rain. Craig just made it home on his motorcycle before it hit. We got buffeted around pretty good. But this morning dawned sunny and nice. Our awning held up very well. One of the RVs down the way had theirs end up on their roof. Headed to Key West to the Tropic Cinema to see Slumdog Millionaire. A very good foreign film. After the movie we walked down to the Key West Speedway and Mike did a couple of races. He was in first place for a while until he wiped out, flipped over a few times. I walked down to the knitting shop which is one of the best I’ve seen. Walked over to Duval and had dinner at the Old Town Mexican Café. Walked around some more. A beautiful night. Checked out the old San Carlos Theater (circa 1871) where MM24 will be performing every Thursday night for a while. Will definitely check that out—if for nothing else than to see the inside of this amazing place. Back home to watch football.