Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Warm and humid again today.  Just hung out reading my new book, washed out a few things and hung out.  Going to dinner tonight at Lazy Days in Marathon on the Atlantic.  Watching the coverage about the cruise ship that’s trying to make its way to Mobile, AL.  What a disaster!  Doesn’t make you want to book a cruise anytime soon.  Mid-80s again today.

Iguana in the tree outside our window.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Hot and hazy today.  We decided to go to Ft. Zach beach.  Loaded some drinks in the cooler, packed my beach bag, grabbed our books and headed out.  Love coming here—listening to the waves washing up on the beach, the palms swaying in the breeze, the combined smells of the sea and suntan lotions and the screeching of the gulls.  Set up our beach chairs and enjoyed the sun and gentle breezes. On the way back we stopped at Geiger Key for some dinner and then home.  Pooped.  85 today!  Yes!

One of the schooners sailing by in the haze.

A lot of seaweed on the beach this year--not sure why.

Mike asleep in his beach chair.

Beautiful Ft. Zach beach.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  As we were coming back from our laundry and grocery shopping chores, it was 83 degrees.  Blue skies, turquoise waters, and gentle breezes.  Another perfect day.  After putting everything away, I sat outside and finished my latest book, “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”.  This book made me so angry and ashamed of the arrogance and greed of Americans who unabashedly brought our indigenous peoples to near extinction.  Unlike the way Indians are depicted in the old westerns, they were for the most part gentle and peaceful people who just wanted to be left alone to live their lives as they always had. But the Americans wanted their land.  When they couldn’t swindle them out of it or force them off it, they found a reason to slaughter them with alacrity—men, women and children.  And they would take their beautiful Indian ponies and slaughter them too.  How pathetic. 

Pictures from our party on Sunday night.  There sure are a bunch of talented musicians/singers in this park.

Beautiful day at Lazy Lakes

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Our usual Monday.  Mike went over for donuts in the morning and shoes in the afternoon.  I got the cleaning done and then just relaxed the rest of the day.  Another gorgeous one.  We’ve had such a great winter down here this year. Over to the KOA for happy hour tonight.  

Doors of Key West

Doors of Key West

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Up pretty early again (for us) and headed to the Galley Grill for breakfast.  I had bacon, eggs, and ciabata French toast (yum!).  Mike had steak and eggs.  Our hunger sated, we continued on to the flea market in Big Pine and I stocked up on spices.  And we bought a few books, which we shouldn’t have done since we have a lot of books with us.  Oh well.  Later on we walked over to drop off some things I printed for Gerald and stopped by Charlie and Johanne’s.  Blabbed with them for a while and then Esther and Gerald showed up.  We’re going over to the clubhouse tonight for the Sunday party.  The park is providing the food and beer.  Charlie, Gerald, Jerry et al will provide the entertainment.

Cute little cottage across from the cemetery.

Jewish section of the cemetery.

A little cottage on Olivia St. (I think).

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  This morning we headed to Key West for breakfast at Blue Heaven.  Mike dropped me off and then went to find a place to park.  I put our name in and was told a 50 minute wait.  Waited and waited for Mike to show up.  He finally did and had to park at the Eco Center which wasn’t a bad walk at all.  We decided to go to Azur instead since Blue Heaven was slammed.  Had a great breakfast washed down with a couple of mimosas and then parked by the KW cemetery and explored around there.  Back home and Richard wanted to know if we were going to Finnegan’s Wake in KW tonight to see Fiona.  Not sure if we’ll go or not.

Key West Cemetery

The Key West cemetery was founded in 1847 after the original one was destroyed by a hurricane and reflects the cultural diversity that is Key West today.  There is a Catholic section, a Jewish section, the USS Maine plot, and a section for those who fought in the 1868 Cuban revolution.  In addition to these defined areas, interspersed throughout are African Americans, Cubans, and Americans--both rich and poor.

A little baby I guess.

This is where Captain Outrageous is interred.  Would have liked to have met him.

The USS Maine section

The oldest grave in the cemetery--that of James Johnson who died in 1828 at the age of 60.

An unknown from the USS Maine

Fri, 2/8/13:

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL:  Another beautiful day today.  Went over to Esther and Gerald’s in the afternoon to practice our song, “Hallelujah” we’re supposed to sing at the party on the point on Sunday.  Went okay.  Gerald is quite good on the guitar.  Gerald suggested we order pizza for dinner, which we did.  Then played a Canadian card game with them.  Gerald and I won.  Home early tonight.

Not sure if this is a brigand or a sloop

While in KW we saw this guy walking this huge dog.  It's a bouvier des flandres.  She was really well behaved.