For lunch today we skipped down a few keys to Cudjoe Key and grabbed some sandwiches at The Square Grouper. Great lunch! When we came back outside it had started raining (the as-promised-afternoon-thunderstorm). Silvery palm in the parking lot (but I don't think it's an official "Silver Palm" like in…
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This morning we went for a walk out onto the Old Bahia Honda Bridge: View from the trail out to the bridge: Originally part of the Overseas Railway, the State of Florida purchased it after the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane and converted it to provide automobile use as part of the Overseas Highway in 1938. After a replacement…
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This morning (after kayaking with manatees!!!) we headed down to Bahia Honda State Park (another 20 minute drive further down the Keys). Here's our new campsite/office location: Here are a few shots from the drive down. This is Pigeon Key: Both new and old Seven Mile Bridge with Pigeon Key in the…
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This morning over at Curry Hammock State Park we got up early so we could rent a tandem kayak for a couple hours before we headed out (and before our West Coast office was awake). We paddled out to the sandbar (about 1/4 mile from shore): And around Little Crawl…
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We just went out for a walk on the beach. Kinda ugly here, isn't it? We walked a little bit the other way and there were three or four manatees playing in the water about 10 feet from the water line. So cool! I'm standing this close, feet barely touching…
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(Posted by Kevin) My brother and I grew up racing catamarans. We had Hobie Cats – first, we had a 16' that we raced together. Then, we bought a pair of 14's that we could race individually. Finally, I bought my own 16' and we each raced with another person…
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We went out to the sailing center/marina in Coconut Grove with Kevin's brother Craig today with the intention of taking Craig's boat (a Viper F16) out for a quick sail before getting it set up on the trailer for him to bring down to the keys this weekend. Unfortunately, Craig's…
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Yesterday we'd planned to go sailing with Craig, but the weather didn't cooperate. We all did a little work (while the thunder roared) and then headed to Calle Ocho/Little Havana for some Cuban food at Versailles Restaurant. According to their website: Versailles Restaurant, The World’s Most Famous Cuban Restaurant, has been…
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Saturday night and Sunday day, Kevin's brother Craig was playing a concert with (while coaching the trumpet section of) the New World Symphony for their 25th season opening: The Russian Musical Soul. The first half was Stravinsky: the Circus Polka (1942) with a super cool animated film by Emily Eckstein, followed by…
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(Posted by Kevin) You may wonder why we're here – in Miami, Florida – just about the farthest place in the U.S. from our home base of Portland Oregon. Nope, we're not snowbirds. And, if we were, this would be way too early to be leaving a place with Octobers…
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