Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  What a difference a day makes!  Warm and humid yesterday—cool and windy today.  Sunny but only in the 60s!  Carpets still wet, so everything still in disarray.  Left around noon to go to Key West and the San Carlos Theater to see James Slater, Joey and Rory, and Howard Livingston.  A great show—more of a jam session really.  All acoustic guitars and Slater on the grand piano.  Very relaxed and impromptu.  After the show we met Charlie and Johanne for dinner at Martins on Duval.  Enjoyed a great meal and then walked around Duval a little.  Lots of people in town for the New Year’s festivities.  

Christmas tree in the lobby of the San Carlos.  Christmas was forbidden in Cuba until the late 90s.  Decorations still only allowed in some of the hotels.

Joey and Rory

Howie

James Slater on the grand piano

A friend of Slater's--a Peruvian girl--was sitting in the audience behind us.  He got her up on stage  to sing a beautiful song in Spanish.

Martin's on Duval

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Started out cloudy but cleared off eventually.  We just hung out waiting for Stanley Steemer to show up.  They arrived at around 1:00 and had the carpet and Mike’s chair done in about an hour.  Now we’re in a state of wetness.  Probably won’t dry out until tomorrow.  So everything is in a state of disarray.  I hate disarray.  Warm and humid today.  Loving it!

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  A warm and sultry day today.  Charlie stopped by early with Maple.  I had just gotten up.  Made him a cup of coffee and gave Maple a treat or two.  Had a great time last night at the KOA.  My back was sore when we got home after some guy I was dancing with was flinging and twirling me around. Took a couple of Aleve and today it’s fine. Going down Johnson Road on our way to the KOA last night, there was a beautiful sunset on one side of the road and a beautiful moon rise on the other.  Doesn’t get any better than that!  Had breakfast this morning at the Galley Grill and then did a bunch of errands.  Lots of traffic out there on Highway 1.  We’ll be glad when the holidays are over and it quiets down a bit.  Sat outside reading my book after we got home, enjoying the warm sun and tropical breezes.  

Moon rise

Another beautiful sunset

Howie and the band

Johanne getting Howie to sign one of his CDs

They fired up the old Johnson outboard to make a batch of margaritas.  They auction off the first one.  This guy bid $1000 and was the high bidder, so he got to make the first batch.  The money goes to Kare Kamp which sends children with cancer and other illnesses to camp for free.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  This morning dawned sunny and cool.  Nice in the sun, but really cool in the shade. We basically stayed inside most of the day.  Tonight we go over to the KOA to see Howard and the MM24 band.  Should be a lot of fun.  Think the high was 71 today.  

Howard and the MM24 Band

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Cloudy most of the day today.  Really warm and humid.  Sat outside reading for a while but had a hard time staying awake.  Our dinner yesterday was great.  Lots of food.  Ate way too much.  Sat around with some friends talking and drinking.  Everyone else had left.  We finally turned out the lights and headed home.  This afternoon we drove in to Key West to see “Jack Reacher” with Tom Cruise.  An okay movie.  Drove back under a clear sky with a full moon making the water sparkle.  Beautiful night!  Still 79!  Only two HOs lit up this year.

Beautiful full moon.

Doors of Key West

Only two HOs this year.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Well, we had a great time at the KOA pub last night.  We ended up staying there instead of going somewhere else for dinner.  The KOA was cooking up burgers and hot dogs and Yankee Jack was performing.  We had a great time just dancing the night away.  Yankee Jack plays the keyboard and sings.  He has a repertoire of some great raunchy songs which were pretty funny.  He plays at The Bull in Key West most nights.  Another spectacular day.  Upper 70s again.  Tonight we go to the Christmas dinner at the clubhouse. Our Cuban neighbors are roasting a whole pig for the dinner.

Charlie and Johanne
Quebec friends

Esther and Gerald
Quebec friends

Three sheets to the wind...

Debbie who resides in the motor home across from us

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Another perfect day today under a pristine blue sky.  The guys showed up late to wash and wax the fifth wheel.  They did an excellent job though.  They only waxed the front cap, but it turned out better than we've ever had it done.  Next year we’ll get the whole thing waxed.  I went over with Mike for a while when he played shoes.  He couldn't finish his third game though because his back was hurting him so.  Wish the doctors could do something about that. It’s very discouraging for him.  Happy hour tonight.  Maybe a couple of drinks will make him feel better.  We’ll go out for dinner somewhere after—not sure where.  Upper 70s today.

Doors of Key West

Doors of Key West