The pandemic has us all feeling punchy. Jim may not show his feelings much, but he's mentioned more than a few times this past fall that he was particularly missing a Keys vacation. He wanted some sun and sand. So I looked up plane tickets and holy Hannah, they were cheap. We talked about it and decided that we would brave the outside world, the pandemic, the criticism (both expressed and unsaid) and we would be very careful. We would take masks, avoid crowds, eat in our accommodations for breakfast/lunch, and wash hands a lot.
We left on January 22, Friday and stayed in Miami. On Saturday, we drove through the Everglades, which has been on our to-see list ever since we went to the Keys the first time but didn't get to it because one of us had to pass out and spend 48 hours in bed at the motel.
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| I get unreasonably excited whenever I go to a new park, state or national |
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| fishy in super clear water |
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| This is the Everglades |
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| I liked the boardwalk on the Anhinga trail |
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| this is an Anhinga bird, trail was named after the species. |
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| There is a small blue bird in this picture. It was walking on the lily pads looking for insects |
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| safety first! |
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| see the alligator? |
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| Can't wait to see a missile! |
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| Here's a painting of a missile |
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| NUKE |
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| fear the red switch |
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| look at that lovely spanish moss! |
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| ALLIGATOR |
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| another boardwalk |
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| swampy Everglades |
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| We finally arrived at Pines and Palms resort in Islamorada. Such relaxation! |
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| I could sit here all day |
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| except when I sat here (or stood here, waiting for a table at a restaurant) |
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| Such sunsets! |
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| yes, this is the restaurant seating. It was SO NICE. |
More vacation pictures later.
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