Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Another perfect 10 day today.  Some clouds moved in, but just as quickly moved out.  An iguana wandered into our site and hung out in the mangroves for a while.  Then another showed up.  Guess the “hunters” didn’t kill all of them.  We had the usual Monday.  Charlie stopped by early with Maple.  Then Mike went over for donuts.  I did the cleaning.  After Mike went off to play shoes in the afternoon, I sat outside and finished my Randy Wayne White book.  Thought about going for a walk but didn’t want to have to take another shower.  Over to the KOA for happy hour tonight. I don’t think Mike will be playing shoes much any more.  His back bothers him too much (sigh).

An iguana wandered into our site.  They're such odd looking creatures.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Today dawned bright and sunny.  And it was already 76 when we drove to Key West at 9:40!  Went to Azur for breakfast.  On the way back we stopped and picked up a couple of things.  We were sitting outside reading and Ray stopped by with his dog. Munch.  About an hour later Ray’s wife, Jo, came looking for them both.  Sat around outside until about 4:00 and then I went in and cooked up some chili.  Which makes no sense at all since it’s about 84 out there.  It’ll taste good though.  We’ve had such great weather down here so far this year. Loving it!

Yellowtail Benedict over sauteed spinach on ciabata bread and topped with caper holandaise.

View looking up from our table.

 We saw this beautiful property on White just off Flagler.  A huge property with lots of lush vegetation.

This beautiful Spanish architecture style home sits on a huge corner lot behind a beautiful wood gate and fence.

The front of the house is covered in vines and boasts a beautiful, arched wooden front door.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Started out really nasty looking this morning.  Jumped in the shower, but no water pressure in the park again, so I couldn’t wash my hair.  So, the sky is covered with dark grey clouds, I couldn’t wash my hair, so I said to Mike…”let’s go to Galley Grill for breakfast.”  So off we went—really early too.  It was only 9:20 when we walked out the door.  Mike had to pick up a prescription from Walgreens that he’d ordered anyway.  Stopped at the Galley Grill and took the last parking spot.  This is not looking good I thought.  Anyway the place was slammed.  There’s a marathon of sorts happening and there are runners all along Highway 1, along with way stations, emergency vehicles, etc.  We waited for a table and finally decided to leave and just go to Walgreens.  Turns out they didn’t have Mike’s script ready yet, so back we go.  Tried Mangrove Mama’s for breakfast.  That was slammed as well, but we were at least able to get a table and something to drink.  Things are looking up I thought. Then sat there for 45 minutes and when we asked our waitress the status of our order, she looked through her book and admitted, red-faced, that she had never turned in the order.  So we left and went home and wolfed down some lunch.  Some days you should just not venture out anywhere. 

Schooner America

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Another beautiful warm and sultry day.  Everything was wet this morning.  Charlie stopped by with Maple and I gave her a treat.  Johanne and I walked and on the way back I met Mike at Mangrove Mama’s for breakfast.  The owner has a really neat dog—Bailey.  She’s a golden retriever.  Stopped to say good bye to Esther and Gerald’s daughter, her husband, and their son Etienne. They’re on their way back to Canada. Came back and changed into shorts and relaxed outside for a while.  Clouded up and sprinkled a little.  But the clouds blew away revealing a beautiful blue sky.

Three pelicans we encountered on the bridge over Bow Channel.

Met Mike here for breakfast on the way back from our walk.  Seems funny to come in here and not get a drink of some kind. 

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Another perfect day today.  I called Johanne and asked if she wanted to bike over to Cudjoe.  She did, so Johanne, Mike and I headed out.  Charlie stayed at their site and cooked bacon and eggs.  Smelled pretty good.  Anyway, we biked all through a residential area on Cudjoe Key.  Some pretty nice homes back there on deep water canals.  A beautiful day for it.  Clear blue sky and a gentle breeze.  And every once in a while you’d get this wonderful fragrant smell of some kind of vegetation.  Flowers or something.  Biked back and sat with Charlie and Johanne for a while.  Then back to our site for some lunch and relaxing outside reading and just looking at the beautiful blue sky.  Upper 70s today.

Doors of Cudjoe Key

Johanne and Mike

Doors of Cudjoe Key

Charlie playing a new song he's learning.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Another great day today.  Got a great night’s sleep last night.  Was ready to take my shower and realized there was no water pressure in the park.  So, asked Mike to turn on the water pump in the fifth wheel so I could shower with water from our tank.  The water pump didn’t work!  So, got dressed and headed out for my walk.  Walked around the lake first and then stopped to get Johanne.  Again, we walked up to the Bow Channel bridge and back picking up trash along the way.  Stopped at Johanne and Charlie’s site and had my iced tea and Mike showed up, so we talked with them for a while and then back to our site.  Took a much needed shower and then sat outside reading and enjoying this beautiful day.  No-see-ums drove me back inside eventually.  Left-overs for dinner.  Upper 70s again today.

Favorite mode of transportation for locals.

Doors of Key West

 

Doors of Key West

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  HAPPY NEW YEAR!  What a beautiful first day of 2013!  Sunny and warm under a clear blue sky.  Went for a walk with Johanne.  We walked up to the bridge on bow channel—picking up trash along the way.  Came back and cavorted with the Canadians.  Sat outside reading for a while but kept nodding off.  Came in and took a nap since I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night.  Hate doing that because I always feel worse after.  Made pasta for dinner. 

Pelican on the bridge--they're so prehistoric looking.

Screen room at Charlie & Johanne's site.

Stairs Charlie built so Maple could get in and out of their fifth wheel.

Hi Maple!

Their tiki bar.