Sunshine Key

Well, we finally got here after wandering a little bit and it was great coming down highway 1 and following the keys down to Sunshine Key RV Resort. The views as you come down further into the keys with the beautiful aqua marine views along the way are unforgetable. We have made this trip probably close to 25 different times with the earlier years being a rush to get here and set up and then to explore the shallows with the kids as much as we could. Marge and I both think that the reason both kids graduated with Marine Biology degrees is because of the time spent here wandering the shallows at Sunshine Key. Needless to say we are both excited to be here. For years we have talked about spending more that two weeks here and soaking sun and fishing to our hearts content. This is the first year that we are planning on staying 6 weeks.

Once we arrived there is a lot of setup as most RV'ers know and we were greeted by many friends we have met here over the years. We cleaned the coach from top to bottom for the first two days and set up our boat and motor. We bought a new "attached trailer" for our inflatable and it makes it much easier to handle . Oh yes....and we sat on our .......for one day catching up and I did a little business over the internet..... it's so neat to be able to keep contact and do things with a laptop. There is a marina here where we used to rent a spot but it has become somewhat prohibitive and we have always felt a little funny parking our 12' inflatable next to all the "big" boy fishing boats. You know Marge....yes I say Marge woke up one morning a week ago talking about a new boat for us......she hadn't been drinking or anthing. Retirement has done strange things to her....did I say strange....I meant wonderful things to her. Oh, about the boat...things cleared up later and "we" have made a decision to keep what we have for awhile.

Tomorrow is Thursday already and we both are unsure where the time goes. Our friends Ross and Sue arrive Friday in their motorhome, Our daughter who has called daily arrives with Tony and Garrett our grandson Saturday and our friends the Jags and Armstrongs come sometime next week. The weather is cooperating and we are really enjoying all of this. The pictures below show just a little of what is here.