After our stay at Treasure Beach RV Park and Campground in Selbyville, Delaware, to be close to Brian and Kristina’s wedding, at The Golden Sands in Ocean City, we finally hit the road again to start our summer adventure.
Continue reading “The Start of our Summer Adventure: Kristina and Brian’s Wedding in Ocean City, Maryland, On The Road Again and RV/MH Hall of Fame, Elkhart Indiana 6/09/2019”Looe Key Marine Sanctuary: Snorkeling and Grouper 04/11/2019
Thursday was another beautiful day with rare calm winds so we went back to Looe Key Marine Sanctuary. We don’t get very many mild days when the ocean is flat, so we take full advantage when we can. This time Heidi and Greg joined us for the trip out to the reef. We also invited our neighbors, Bill and Gail. They wanted to follow us out in their boat since they are not as familiar with the waters here.
Bahia Honda State Park 04/03/2019
We had a few hours in the morning before Kat had to get to the airport so we spent the morning at Bahia Honda State Park. Bahia Honda means deep bay in Spanish and the channel on the west end is one of the deepest natural channels in the Keys.
Kayaking Tarpon Belly Key 04/02/2019
Randy finally got to visit the second canal on Tarpon Belly Key when Kat was visiting. We took the 2 smaller kayaks with us on the boat. It was a tight fit but we all squeezed in.
Looe Key with Kat 3/31/2019 and 4/01/2019
We had 2 beautiful days with low winds and calm water to spend some time at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary. Looe Key Marine sanctuary is about 9 miles from our campsite. From the No. 1 channel marker (off the Atlantic), it is a straight shot for 5.1 Nautical Miles @ 148 degrees to the reef.
Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory 03/29/2019
On Friday, we visited the Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory, 1316 Duval Street. I was so glad Kat wanted to go because it was on our “to do” list. It was one of the highlights of our time in the keys.
Sawyer Key 03/17/2019
Our neighbor across the canal, Bruce invited us to follow them out to Sawyer Key. Before we left we needed to fuel up so we left a little early to get gas. While we were heading to the fuel pier we noticed one of our neighbors catching (and releasing) a nurse shark from the Block 3 bulkhead. The kids were very excited with their catch.
Continue reading “Sawyer Key 03/17/2019”Different Kind of Visitors to Our Canal 03/17/2019
We are enjoying most of the animal visitors to our canal and RV lot. So far I have not been able to get any pictures of the sharks that have visited the canal. We have seen several nurse sharks and at least one small bonnnethead. The manatee is still my favorite visitor!
Enjoying the great weather: Little Palm, Mangroves and Marvin Key 03/04/2019
It has been very warm and calm in the Keys for the last several days so we have taken advantage and used the boat quite a bit. They are calling for small craft warnings starting on Wednesday so Randy plans to pull the boat tomorrow to wash and clean the bottom. I hope we have a return of the great weather by the weekend since friends are visiting for a week.
Marvin Key 02/24/2019
Its great when last minute plans work out so well. We were not sure if we would make it out on the boat today but ended up going to Marvin Key. Our plans were up in the air this morning, but when our neighbor Bruce asked us if we wanted to go to Marvin Key with a few other neighbors, we decided to go. It was a great afternoon!