Dave and Sue arrived this past Monday afternoon after flying into Ft. Lauderdale. Lots of catching up - Dave has recently retired (sort of :-)) so celebrations were in order. A walk along the old 7 mile bridge didn't produce the eagle ray sightings hoped for but it was still a nice walk - as always. And the search for the green flash began .......
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Where better to see the flash than Key West! Wednesday's drive down (about 50 miles) gave us time to stop on the way to see the Blue Hole with it's alligators and the Key deer which are unique to this place. There are now about 300 of them but it's been a long uphill road to recovery for them. And we are getting smarter about how to get around Key West: park in the free lot and use the trolley to get around (since we wanted to ride the trolley anyway!).
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All went well as we walked Duval Street - found a quick place for dinner at the taco stand - and made it to Mallory Square in plenty of time for the sunset. Some folks were fortunate to be able to be on one of the several boats that went out for a sunset cruise. But we had them all beat with our fantastic places on the wall that gave us a totally unobstructed view of the sunset. We were ready for the green flash!! Wait - there is a sailboat looking like it was going to cross our view. Really?? Yes, really. Just as the sun finished setting, the sailboat's mast blocked our view of the sun - all except for Steve who was on the far right of the wall. He almost hated to say it was one of the best he'd seen ever. Sue, Dave and I were in stunned denial that it happened. Oh well, there are more nights.
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Thursday the winds finally died a bit so we went on a short 15 mile cruise west to the Bahia Honda state park. There is a marina there we could get into at mid to high tide so with the proper timing, all went well. It was a really nice park - complete with ice cream at the concession stand! The beach was very nice with great views all around.
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The old railroad bridge still stands even though it was replaced by a new bridge quite a number of years ago. Because the railroad bridge was not wide enough for two lanes of cars, the road was originally built on TOP of the bridge - 65 feet in the air!. What a view from the old bridge. On Friday, it was quite a wet ride back for Steve, Dave and Sue as they rode on the front of the boat: waves 2 feet with the occasional 3 footer = much water splashing over the front of the boat! But it was all worth it as a couple of dolphin rode the bow wave for a few minutes. alfj owo aweoia wfaefio; jawo;i wef;jiawfio; jawefoi;j aefo;awef o;wefioef woiwejio wefjioawf jioawefolawefm io;aw jwef iawefilawef wefioawe jwaoiawfe aweoef wwaei Other days were spent at Keys Fisheries either for lunch or buying fish, scallops or shrimp for dinner. And of course there was always time for a peaceful rest under the tree at the point of the marina :-) The continuing quest for the green flash: this time with Peter, Cheryl, their son Michael and his kids, Nick and Taylor. There is a nice high deck which makes it better (it's really a deck for the marina electronics - keeps it out of the water in case of a storm surge!) but the clouds foiled us once again that night.
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Tonight is Dave and Sue's last chance to see the flash - hope it happens!
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