We met Tim and Julie at Marker 88 Restaurant, 88000 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, on their way to the Keys. We introduced them to hogfish which I think they both liked. We stopped at Robbie’s Marina, 77552 Overseas Highway, in the Lower Macumbie Key in Islamorada This place was voted the #1 place for tourists. Randy had to try one of their Bloody Mary’s. I did not like their “dirty” flavor. In addition to the restaurant and shops, you can rent boats, paddle boards, kayaks, and even feed the tarpons at Robbie’s. We decided to not pay the admission fee to feed the tarpons but still saw some on the charter boat docks. The charters were successful as they were cleaning lots of fish on the cleaning tables. This brought in the pelicans, Tarpon and sharks to feed on the scraps. There was even a Great Egret cleaning up the small scraps.
Geiger Key Marina Fish Camp Restaurant and RV Park 02/21/2019
We had this place on our list to try so it was great when Larry and Karen invited us to join them for dinner at Geiger Key Marina, 5 Geiger Road, Big Coppitt Key. Their website says it all; “An Old Florida Fish Camp. The way the Keys used to be.” You could rent paddle boards, kayaks or boats; charter fishing trips, enjoy the view, listen to live music or have a wonderful meal at Geiger Key.
Continue reading “Geiger Key Marina Fish Camp Restaurant and RV Park 02/21/2019”Block 2 Pizza Party at the Bocce Court 2/20/2019
Wednesday night was the pizza party for Block 2. I knew the party was going to be at the Bocce Court, but I did not know there would be an opportunity to play!
Enjoying the Water: Tarpon Belly and Marvin Key 2/16 – 2/18/2019
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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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.