Key West

Just a couple more from Lake Worth. Here’s some Wood Storks going through the Burger King drive in:

Great view from this restaurant on the causeway:

I tried to offer them $4, I’m a pretty tough negotiator!

One of our favorites in Key West – Hogfish Bar and Grill:

They have an interesting weather station:

Good free live music here at the famous Green Parrot:

Sunset at Mallory Square:

New place we found – has bacon for bar snacks!:

Christmas lights in one of the neighborhoods:

One of our campground neighbors – there are 15-20 of these guys around at any given time, someone feeds them:

Another nice sunset

Someone is raising Guniea Hens at a community garden near us:

Had a nice visit with Mr Rick Hartsoe – a longtime choir teacher at Dondero High, leader of the Pops Concert series:

Wish I had more of these!

Lastly – we have been working out tirelessly trying to get in shape, walking, biking, etc. Here we are in our biking gear ready to hit the road – we average 10 miles biking or 3-5 miles walking each day:

Florida

 

Finally made it to Florida and warmer weather! First stop was Pensacola, lots of pretty sunsets on the Gulf:

Got to see a fun lighted boat parade, unfortunately it started pouring rain right after it started:

Another great sunset in Jacksonville – on our way for yummy seafood:

My good friend Russ lives there in Jacksonville Beach – hadn’t seen him in 30 years!

Well what _are_ you supposed to feed the alligators then?:

Stayed at a beautiful county park in Jacksonville, just a few hundred yards to the ocean:

Made it back to Daytona Beach – fun to drive down the beach there:

Thought this was a funny sign:

Saw Tom, an old Tahoe buddy there in Daytona

And our favorite “boat bar”:

Off to Melbourne and Wickham Park – beautiful park setting and a 22 hole disc golf course right behind our camp site:

Some Sandhill Cranes were cruising through the park – so amazing:

Another old friend from Tahoe lives in Melbourne Beach – had a nice visit with her and her daughter:

Eau Gallie causeway, day and night

Beautiful Melbourne beach:

Preparing for New Years Eve in downtown Melbourne – we were home before dark, staying away from the crowds and police:

One of the campers in our next stop – Lake Worth near West Palm Beach:

Interesting brewery there – started out in someone’s garage with these materials:

Off to Key West next Thursday for two months!