I am paying for it now with some slight balance issues, but we have enjoyed spending the last several days on our boat. The weather has been gorgeous with light winds. Small craft warnings are expected for Tuesday and Wednesday so we need to enjoy it while we can!
Continue reading “Enjoying the Water: Tarpon Belly and Marvin Key 2/16 – 2/18/2019”Marathon: Lighthouse Grill 02/07/2019
One of the great things about the Keys are all of the great dining choices; especially those with Happy Hour Specials. Larry and Karen invited us to one of their favorites, The Lighthouse Grill, 1996 Overseas Highway, Marathon. Most of their menu items are $19.95 before 6:00. Randy and I both had their prime rib. Both the Captain’s Cut and the Mate’s Cut were discounted down to $19.95. And both were very good!! The tables in the restaurant were all made from the same granite as what we have in our RV. Seemed like home!!
Little Palm Island 2/03/2019
We are more than halfway through our first winter season in the Keys and we finally made it out to Little Palm Island (3 miles off little Torch Key) on Sunday afternoon. Little Palm Island Resort and Spa was destroyed by Hurricane Irma and has not yet reopened. However, the sand spit was full of boats enoying low tide. I am not sure if this spot will be available for boaters once the resort reopens but we will be making a few more trips out to enjoy the sandy spit at Little Palm before we leave this Spring.
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Dirt Yacht Lettering 1/29/2019
Randy took advantage of a windless day to apply the lettering to the RV. The Dirt Yacht lettering was a gift we bought each other for Christmas from Island Boat Lettering out of Wantagh, NY. We had looked at graphic design businesses in Key West but they were more expensive and used printed ink on vinyl paper instead of the solid vinyl lettering that we wanted. He watched the installation video on Island Boat Lettering’s website and followed their directions for a wet application. The installation turned out perfect. Our RV has now been officially named. Thanks again Carey for the name!
Continue reading “Dirt Yacht Lettering 1/29/2019”Squid or Cuttlefish? 01/28/2019
Randy loves the underwater light that he received as a Christmas present. He especially likes seeing all of the fish or animals that the light attracts.
Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding 01/26/2018
I had never heard of Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding so when they first started advertising this dinner party I was really not sure what to expect. However once we were told it was an interactive play set as an over-the-top Italian wedding, we thought it would be a lot of fun. And it was! Maureen who played Tina was superb. Everyone was a total ham that night. We are really liking all of the activities at Venture Out.
Portuguese Man-of-War 01/24/2019
The wind shifted and was blowing directly into our canal. This change in wind direction brought in some floating grass and lots of Porutuguese Man-of -War. They are beautiful creatures but sure dont want to get stung by any of them. There were several of them just slightly smaller than my fist but there were hundred about the size of my thumb nail. The larger one had tentacles about 2’ long.
V. O. Strong Walk-A-Thon
This morning I participated in the annual Venture Out Walk-A-Thon. We walked the entire park except for one small court that cut off about two tenths of a mile.
Big Pine Key: Bucktooth Rooster and Key Deer 1/19/2019
We needed to go to the grocery store so we decided to go to the Winn-Dixie on Big Pine Key, with a stop at the Bucktooth Rooster for dinner.
Return Trip to Islamorada: Plantation Yacht Harbor Marina and Hog Heaven Restaurant
We went back to Islamorada to help Peter with his dink. It was another gorgeous day. I took advantage of the great weather while we were there. Walked for almost an hour and then spent time in the pool and tread water/swam for 40 minutes. I was exhausted by the time Randy and Peter were done. Had a late lunch/early dinner at Hog Heaven Sports Bar and Grill, 85361 Overseas Highway, Islamorada. One of my new favorites.