Wed, Mar 3, 2021:  The Glades RV Park:  Hot again yesterday, but today is cooler with lots of wind.  Much better, except for the wind.  It rained pretty good for a while.  We need the rain.  Playing spades with Nomad shortly.  Italian sausage sandwiches for dinner last night.  Same tonight.  81 today.

Key West

Former cigar factory.

Duval Street.

The Little Room Jazz Club.

Duval Street.

Mon, Mar 1, 2021:  The Glades RV Park:  Walked early this morning and then we headed to LaBelle for groceries.  Picked up lunch on the way back.  Hot today.  After lunch I sat outside in the shade reading for a while.  Finished the book “In the Heart of the Sea, The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex” by Nathaniel Philbrick.  An amazing true story of the Essex which gets rammed by a pissed off sperm whale.  They had harpooned three of the pod and this huge bull got mad and rammed the ship twice, sinking it.  The 20 crew were stranded out in the middle of the Pacific in three rickety whaleboats with not enough provisions.  A harrowing story.  90 today.  Found a little frog that got squished in the door. 

Key West

Sat, Feb 27, 2021:  The Glades RV Park:  A beautiful day today.  A little hot—pushing 90.  Ran some errands in Clewiston and picked up lunch on our way home.  So, no dinner tonight.  Some critter dug a bunch of holes in our site and put a hole in our screen room.  Sewed up the hole in the screen room and filled the holes in our site.  Everything back to normal now.  On another subject, I can’t believe the violence against Asians going on in this country.  These cowards are attacking 85- and 90-year-olds.  No doubt from the former coward-in-chief rhetoric about the “China virus.”  It’s disturbing what this country is becoming.  Qanon, Proud Boys, other militia groups and conspiracy theories.  And a lot of people still believe the election was stolen.  How ignorant can you be?

Key West

Fri, Feb 26, 2021:  The Glades RV Park:  Got an e-mail from a Canadian friend slamming someone for attacking President Biden’s dog, Champ, a 12-year-old German shepherd.  Hadn’t heard anything, so I Googled it.  Of course, it was Tucker Carlson of fox news saying that the dog wasn’t very presidential, that he looked like a junkyard dog.  WTF?  How petty can you be?  Fair and balanced?  Sure.  A nice day today.  Really warm in the upper 80s.  Made beef tips with gravy last night.  Left-overs for dinner tonight. 

Mallory Square - Key West

Iconic statue of Marilyn Monroe in front of the Tropic Cinema - Key West

Mon, Feb 22, 2021:  The Glades RV Park:  Ran a bunch of errands in LaBelle this morning.  While in the grocery store I got a call from the FL state Covid site.  Wanted to schedule our first shot.  I said okay if we could schedule our second shot at the time of our first.  Couldn’t guarantee that, so we’ll wait.  We’re registered in FL and MO.  Even though we don’t have a FL I.D., we have a yearly lease here at The Glades.  That qualifies.  Picked up lunch on the way home.  Sat outside reading for a while.  I’m reading a book about the whaling industry in Nantucket in the 1800s.  It’s about the Essex which had a terrible outcome.  Really interesting read.  84 here today. 

Huge statue in front of The Customs House in Key West.

Customs House - Key West

Sun, Feb 21, 2021:  The Glades RV Park:  Got the laundry done early and then Mike made French toast.  So good.  Got some stuff ready to take to Goodwill tomorrow.  Including my Yamaha keyboard including head phones and sustain pedal.  It’s a hassle to get out and set up each time, unlike my electronic piano at home, which I love.  Low 70s and windy again today.  Chili for dinner.

Key West

Paul Allen's Yacht.

Key West waterfront.  Paul Allen's Yacht in the distance.

Sat, Feb 20, 2021:  The Glades RV Park:  Finished the taxes this morning.  It was pretty stressful this year.  Had to call TurboTax for some help and actually got a person to help me.  Now it’s done!  Have to have some work done on the truck.  We took it to a Chevy dealer in Belle Glade.  Took forever to find the place.  Mike will be taking it back for repairs next Wednesday.  We checked out the new Corvette while there.  It looks more like a Ferrari.  Awesome car.  72 today and windy.

Little Palm Island Resort - The Keys

Waiting for the boat.

 

Our ride.

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