Marge is getting quit artistic with her photography as shown below. Sunshine Key has a mile marker post with distances from various cities around the country although I think some of the distances were put up there to make you feel closer than you are. But it is kind of neat and with the huge Flag that is flown here the picture turned out kind of nice.

In case you haven't noticed the pictures are posting now. I have to think it was the connection we had in the Keys as once we moved (today) things seem to be working fine.

We left the keys today with a tinge at regret as it seems clear we may not be back next year. Policies and cost increases have certainly gotten out of hand and while we may visit for a short time, we have decided to go elsewhere next year. At this point in time we are still planning on Florida but have made reservations near Fort Myers at Up River RV Resort which we have stayed at before. We even left our coach there a year ago Christmas when we flew home. The resort has access to the Caloosahatchee River with a boat ramp and the Gulf is just a short distance (16 miles) for Salt Water Fishing. We're already looking forward to it although we will miss the keys.

Tonight we are at the Ortona Locks on the Caloosahatchee River just outside of LaBelle Florida. We have a place in Labelle that we store the boat for the season and we will prep it and wrap it tomorrow then drop it off. We really like this campgroun...its a Corps of Engineer campground right on the river as you can see from our past posts....small spacious and really quiet. Lots of wildlife...manatees, otters all kinds of birds including the bald eagle in a tree accross the way.

I close out this post with a few classic pictures of sunsets etc. We will try and make up for our lack of post and pictures on our trip home now that that the system seems to be working.