Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  At last!  The sun is back!  Sat outside reading for a while.  Then drove to Key West and saw “Saving Mr. Banks” with Tom Hanks.  Interesting story.  Killed two birds with one stone today—got my walk in and saw the movie we’ve been wanting to see.  Lots of activity at the NAS also.  A couple of days ago when we drove in, two fighter jets took off in formation and screamed right over the top of us.  They were so low!  And today when we drove in they were doing “touch-and-gos.”  81 today and mostly sunny!

Woo Hoo!!

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Grey, cloudy, and spitting rain off and on all day.  We took care of some maintenance chores.  And Carmen, our next door neighbor, asked if she could put up a clothes line in her site.  Mike went over and put it up for her.  That was the extent of our day today.  Low 70s today.

Section of the original seven-mile bridge.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Another not so great day today.  But, we had to do the laundry and grocery shopping anyway, so no big deal.  Got that done and went to Pizza Works for lunch.  In the afternoon after putting everything away we headed to Key West to see “American Hustle”—an okay movie.  Received all kinds of accolades, but I didn’t think it was that great.  Left the show and it was raining pretty hard.  Back home and relaxed the rest of the evening.  Ate too much popcorn and candy.  Low 70s today.

Banana tree--Lazy Lakes.

Keys Morning Glory.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Had the heat on this morning.  A cold, grey, and windy day today.  We drove to Key West to see the orthopedic surgeon—I thought for the last time.  But not to be.  He said it’s not completely healed.  He said the X-rays look good and it hasn’t moved.  I’m thinking—WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT HASN’T MOVED?  YOU MEAN IT COULD STILL MOVE?  And he told me to be careful and not fall on it again or it could be very bad.  I’m thinking—I DIDN’T PLAN ON FALLING THE FIRST TIME!  Anyway, I have to go back again in 6 weeks.  After my appointment we went to the Kennedy Café for lunch.  Have been wanting to go there.  They feature Mediterranean Uzbek-Turkish cuisines, as well as Italian American.  I had a Chicken Shwarma sandwich and Mike had a Lamb Doner sandwich. Both were served on authentic Uzbek bread which was very good.  Very different flavors.  Back home and staying inside.  Upper 50s today.  

Preferred mode of transportation--Key West.

Doors of Key West.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  After I got the cleaning out of the way, I drove down to Key West this morning.  My first attempt at driving—well, actually my second, but the first time I didn’t know my knee was fractured.  Had to go to Sears optical to order a new pair of sun glasses.  Mike went over for donuts at the clubhouse earlier, and our 95-year-old neighbor, Carmen, went over and was all decked out.  She had a white mini skirt on with a coral top.  And 3” wedge heels!  She is something!  Mike played shoes in the afternoon.  After my walk down Johnson Road I stopped by to watch for a bit.  Very humid today.  And when I drove to Key West the water on both the bay side and ocean side was flat calm.  Supposed to get really windy sometime this afternoon.  Then the cold front comes through.  The high tomorrow is supposed to be 61. Brrrr!

Morada Bay -- Islamorada

Out for a sail.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  After showering, dressing and partaking of my smoothie, the sun actually made an appearance.  Decided to go for a walk before more rain came in.  There is rain in the forecast still.  But, it’s now 4:00 and no rain, but there are some threatening looking clouds out to the north.  Last night we had a lot of lightening and thunder.  Very unusual for down here.  Watched another episode of “Winds of War” and then sat outside for a while.  People out and about today after yesterday’s deluge.  Mid-80s today.

St. Mary Star of the Sea -- Key West

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Woke up this morning to the sound of rain drops on the roof.  And it continued all day.  From a gentle sprinkle to an absolute downpour.  I loved it though.  I had just finished reading “Winds of War” for the second or third time and watched the first two discs of a made-for-TV miniseries based on Herman Wouk’s book of the same name.  Great book and mini-series.  More left-over turkey dinner tonight.  Mid- to upper 60s today.

Little fixer-upper?

Doors of Key West