Day Three at Long Key and our last day of vacation

What a view behind the camper. The kayak is ready to go on an adventure.

We saw an iguana on the beach. He was big (we would guess 6 feet, nose to tip of his tail) and we got real close to him. When he ran off he stood on his hind legs and really ran fast.

A white heron stood quietly as we passed. We also saw a number of small sharks and stingrays.

We hiked a trail today at the north end of the key. It was real nice, but we did not see any more animals till on our way back we saw a raccoon.

What a great place to take a little rest.

Our neighbor came in pulling this trailer, it shows what people will bring if they have space. It took two hours to unload.

Day Two Long Key

Day two at Long Key finds us kayaking  with Captain Moron.

The water was very thin because the tide had gone out.

We kayaked out to deep water.

Ok not too deep, and it was hot so jumped in. Notice the fish going through Becky's legs.

 

The water was cooling. The temps had risen to the upper 80's

The view out the front window while Becky is fixing dinner.

Hmm, a bird, he looks curious.

He became my new pet, George.

George liked to walk around our campsite. 

Sunset was very pretty.

Moon rise was just as pretty, it is a full moon.

Moon looks good with the palms.

Can not seem to get enough of the moon.

What a nice end to another day in paradise.

 

 

 

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Day one at Long Key State Park

This is our view outside the window of Tweety. There is a small beach right in front of him as you will see in the other pics.

 

 

 

Today starts the beginning of the end to our trip. We traveled a total of 20 miles to Long Key State Park. Our site is number 15 right on the beach.

We got the Kayak in the water to take a ride. Tweety looks a little worried.

The water is smooth and warm.

 

We came across a rookery.

They did not seem to mind us at all.

An osprey looks over the area.

There were many Ibis resting in the trees.

We kayaked for a number of miles.

 

 

The moon is almost full. In the pic it looks like the sun.

Another nice end to a perfect day.

 

 

We also saw the perfect pull vehicle for Tweety. A yellow Tracker. If you look close you can see Tweety on the seat covers.

Day two at Bahia Honda

The beach at Bahia Honda is one of the nicest in the keys

Trees here grow shell, pretty interesting.

Kite boarders get a lot of speed.

And hang time.

Old people having fun again.

We thought these palm trees were cool,

 

A beautiful maiden caught a conch.

The sunset was very pretty.

A sailboat that anchored in the bay. What a perfect day.

Bahia Honda State Park

Tweety at his new campsite for two days, Bahai Honda State Park. The kayak can go right in the water behind our campsite.
 
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The view from the marina toward the old bridge.

 

 

 

We walked up the bridge that is no longer used for auto traffic. The view is wonderful of the area.

You can see a camper on land, Tweety is next to it behind the greenery.

A trail on the Atlantic side of the island.

Old people having fun.

Old man giving an address to who every would listen on the train.

A fitting name for the train car.

This is a view of the old bridge. They cut part of it out so that boats from the Atlantic side could come into the marina. People were gathering for a wedding on the bridge at sunset.

The bride was at the beginning of the bridge waiting to "walk down the bridge"

There she goes, her father was waiting for her.

The flower girl looked like a big puff ball. We wish them well, they sure picked a great place to start a life together.