Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Today was a washout.  Whatever Mike has/had I now have.  Started out feeling not too bad, but that didn’t last too long.  A pretty day, but cool.  I spent most of it lying in bed.  Tonight was the lighted boat parade too.  Oh well.  Maybe I’ll feel better tomorrow. 

Two cats hanging out in the roots of a banyan or fig tree--Truman Annex

Lazy Lakes RV Resort, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  What a beautiful day!  Sunny with a deep blue, cloudless sky.  We walked around the lake and were gratified to see the water just about as pristine as when we first started coming here in 2005.  So I guess the two aerators they installed last year are doing their job.  Ran into John and Sandy on the way around.  Stopped at the office and dropped off our Netflix movie in the outgoing mail.  Back to our site and sat around outside enjoying the sun and relative warmth.  Ray and Carol stopped by to say hello.  Headed to the Tropic Cinema in Key West to see “Fair Game”—true story about Valerie Plume Wilson who was a covert CIA operative that was outed by someone in the Bush administration (Carl Rove?) as payback for her husband telling the truth about WMD.  After the show we walked down to the marina by the Westin where the cruise ships dock.  There were two in there when we were walking to the show.  They were carting the passengers back to the ship on the trolleys and conch trains.  Very rowdy group they were too.  The cruise ships had both left.  And no yachts in there yet.  Sat on a bench and watched the goings on for a while and then walked back through the Truman Annex to our truck.  Stopped at Walgreens on the way back and bought some lights for our palm.  Back to Lazy Lakes and talked with Craig for a while.  Then put on our new lights.  Looks pretty good.  73 today.

The iconic statue of Marilyn Monroe outside the Tropic

Lazy Lakes RV Resort, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Yesterday was cool but sunny.  Today was just plain nasty.  Cold, blustery, and rainy.  Went out once and my umbrella just about turned inside out.  Talked about going in to Key West to a show but decided not to.  Glad we didn’t because it was just a miserable day.  Mike walked over to the office to get our mail.  Our Netflix movie was there—“Rendition”.  Good movie about a guy thought to be a terrorist illegally arrested and tortured.  Tomorrow is supposed to be a little warmer.  We can only hope.

Big Pine Channel

Lazy Lakes RV Resort, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  A beautiful, sunny day.  But chilly again.  We stayed in most of the day.  Just about finished my latest book.  Watched some stuff we had taped.  Just relaxed and hung out.  I guess Sandy and Dan left.  Talked to Sandy this morning and they were planning to head home.  61 today.  Brrrr.

San Carlos Theater, Duval St., Key West

Tue., 12/7/10:


Lazy Lakes RV Resort, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Today was mostly cloudy and chilly.  We decided to go to the Tropic Cine and see “Last Three Days” with Russell Crowe.  Pretty good.  After the movie we walked down Whitehead to see if the Key West Speedway was still there.  And it was.  Called Sandy and Dan.  Met Sandy at Duval and Green Sts. And we walked over to the knitting shop.  Browsed around there for a while.  Then we walked back to the Galleon.  They have a problem at home and may have to leave early (sigh).  Weather sucks anyway.  We walked over to the Two Friends Patio Restaurant and had dinner.  Then walked back to the Galleon and we played Spades.  

Anchor from the Atocha, the Spanish Galleon that sank in 1622

The Galleon, Key West

Lazy Lakes RV Resort, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  I slept in this morning.  Didn’t get up until 9:30.  Took my shower and made my smoothie and got on the computer for a while.  Sunny this morning, but breezy and cool.  As the day wore on though, it only got worse.  The wind picked up and it was pretty nasty.  Sandy called around 1:00 and we decided to not get together today.  Too nasty to go anywhere and neither Mike or Dan felt too swift.  We watched a Netflix movie, “PU-239” which was pretty good.  Not many people out and about today.  Tomorrow is supposed to be cooler.  Not sure about the wind.  Low 60s today. 

Lazy Lakes RV Resort, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Pretty nice today.  Mid-70s.  Drove over to Key West to join Sandy and Dan at the Galleon.  They had walked all over the place and were pretty tired.  We just hung out, sat on the balcony and people watched for a while.  Then around 4:30 we walked over to Mangia Mangia, an Italian restaurant on Southard, and had a wonderful dinner.  Walked back along the historic seaport and schooner wharf.  Still pretty warm.  Played one game of Spades and then we headed home.  Everyone was pretty tired.  Supposed to be pretty cool the rest of the week.