Wed, Jan 13, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Awoke to rain this morning. We had a late night last night at Chuck and Doug’s and wanted to sleep in, but didn’t. Over to practice with the LL Band and then we set up for tonight’s dinner. They’re cooking meat loaf and everyone is bringing a dish. Should be fun. I’m tired –just trying to stay awake. Low 70s today and rain.

Former Navy hospital--now condos.
Key West.

Schooner plying the waters off Ft. Zach.

Tue, Jan 12, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Yesterday we did the laundry and grocery shopping because Mike has a dentist appointment on Tuesday (today). He wasn’t feeling so great after we got that done and he didn’t even play shoes. A nasty, cool day anyway. We relaxed inside the rest of the day. I went over to happy hour by myself. Started out walking, but Richard picked me up on Johnson Road. After happy hour we all went to Boondock’s for dinner. Chuck and Doug invited us over for dinner on Tuesday (tonight). Everyone else is heading to Key West to listen to Fionna, our uber Irish singer. Dinner with Chuck and Doug will be awesome. They’re both great cooks. Low 70s today and spitting rain off and on.

Historic building in Key West.

Historic Wharf area.

Sun, Jan 10, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Supposed to be rainy all day today. But we woke up to sunny, clear skies. We had a little squall roll through around noon, but other than that it was a pretty nice day. Our play last night at the Waterfront Theater was really good. Had dinner at the Roof Top Café and then walked around some before the show. We stopped to watch some dancers at the Cuban restaurant, Meson de Pepe. They had a salsa band playing and the dancers were really good—dancing the tango, merengue, and other fun looking, energetic dances. An ambulance came in this afternoon and hauled away our neighbor across the street. He was okay, but they wanted to do some tests. Hope he’s okay. Watched football this afternoon and three more episodes of “House of Cards”. Probably low 80s again today. Mike grilled up some hot dogs and we had potato salad along with them. Finally finished off our turkey.

Tiki hut at Sugarloaf Lodge.

Former customs house--now a museum.
Key West

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Sat, Jan 9, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Woke up this morning to a warm, non-windy day. Looked out the back window and the lake was like glass. So, we got the bikes out, pumped up the tires, and went for a bike ride. Ran into our fishermen, John and Larry, on the Bow Channel bridge. Continued on, crossing over Hwy. 1 where the bike path continues on the other side of the road. This section is nice. You’re in the mangroves with the flats on one side with water birds galore. Biked to where you have to cross Hwy. 1 again and decided to turn around. On the way back we stopped at the KOA and enjoyed a cold drink. Then biked over to Chuck and Douglas’s place but they weren’t home. Back to Lazy Lakes and cooled off for a while. Tonight we’re going to the Waterfront Theater in Key West to see Casa Valentina. Looks to be a nice evening, so hopefully we’ll be able to dine al fresco. Low 80s today and beautiful.

Lake is like a mirror--clouds reflecting off the water.

On the bike path.

Lots of water birds on the flats.

Love the flora down here.

Fri, Jan 7, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Yesterday I cleaned up our site after the rain we had—swept the mat and put the chairs back. Chilly, so we didn’t sit out much. We did go for a walk down Johnson Road and back, stopping at Karen & Jim’s site for a while. Today we hardly went out. I got on the computer to do a simple chore and it took all morning. Warm out, but cloudy. We’ll take that.

Some of the locals.

Wed, Jan 6, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Started out nasty today, but by noon it pretty much cleared. Messed around with the band at 1:00 and then Mike and I headed down to Key West to the Red Barn Theater. We saw a Neil Simon play, “Fools”, about a town in the Ukraine that was cursed with stupidity. Pretty funny. Had dinner at the Hard Rock Café before the show, which is pretty convenient since it’s just next door to the theater. Turned out to be a beautiful evening. We dined al fresco under the palms. Mid-70s today. 

Cocktails and dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe.

Tue, Jan 5, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  A nasty day today. A good day to do our usual Tuesday chores. After the laundry and grocery shopping we had lunch at Big John’s Pizza in Key West. Really good. Back home and hunkered down with our books. Supposed to get a thunder storm tonight which is unusual. I actually had socks on today—socks!  71 today, rainy and windy. On the way back from Key West we saw a guy off the side of the road in the mangroves with a full set of drums playing away—in the drizzling rain. Really?

Art Gallery on Duval.