Florida Keys

Sunsets in the Keys are spectacular... so we hang on to some wonderful memories as we leave the Keys for 2021 and will return next January 2022....

Grilling at GKM

Ronnie and Joe brought over marinated steaks and I set up my Yakatori wood grill. Had a pair of splendid evenings in the knowledge that we had all four been self quarantined for several weeks! Ronnie and Joe live in Key Largo and drove their Interstate down for the weekend... they also have a house near Cannes in France and we caught up with them in Provence a couple of years ago...

Geiger Key Marina

A little wave of Covid does not dampen the desires for locals to drink and party at the GKM bar - being overly cautious we decided to order our fish and chips to go! 

Blue Laser

Got our Blue Laser Starfield projector set up and spread a pattern across the Airstream! Very effective! Some light points are static and one half is in motion which produces a stunning effect!

Paddle boarders

The area around our campsite is a pristine ecological preserve and a local tour company at the Marina rents out kayaks and paddle boards by the hour or day. Many eco- tourists float by our dock.

Geiger Key

January in Geiger Key! Sunrise with great white heron. Every day, new reflections.

Sitting on the dock of the bay!

Famous lyrics are appropriate as we reach our winter resting place! Geiger Key Marina us nestled amongst the mangroves and the Atlantic ocean is half a mile away via a marked channel. We have explored the narrow water guts in the mangrove by kayak on previous trips!

Getting sprayed

Looks like I'm getting the anti mosquito treatment. Wish they had the Covid equivalent! Not a mosquito was seen for the whole month in the Keys!

Pork Belly

Supermarkets in Florida carry a wide range of products not available in Virginia so I was tempted to prepare pork belly... 36 hours sous-vide followed by 6 hours of smoking! Delicious but quite a demanding prep!

Danger... falling coconuts

Our Airstream backs up to a well stocked coconut tree close to the edge of the dock. Every inch in the campsite counts so I'm taking a risk here but folks tell me healthy coconuts never drop!

OverSeas Highway

Always a thrill traveling down to Key West - here we are towing our Airstream on the Seven Mile Bridge across the turquoise waters....

Boca Raton Buddies!

Checking in and having lunch with Lindy and Steven - Margaret's college buddy from Aix en Provence University in 1968 France. We met in Madrid some 53 years ago! All aging gracefully!