A New Dawn

A new days helps. We walk the property at dawn and if one had a waterfront site, this wouldn't seem so dreary. The cranes are out in force stalking breakfast...Rick finds a real sponge on the beach that he plans to use for his watercolors if he actually ever gets to it.


Feeling better about the prospects of the next couple of days. Actually the entire perimeter of this very large resort isn' t bad at all. There's a marina, a decent pool, a little restaurant and a fishing pier. It's the interior of the place that gives me the chills...people have obviously settled in for at least the season and have "decorated" with tiki lights, faux lighted palm trees and many flamingos!


Spend the day in Marathon..not that much to see/do there....a couple of good shops with ridiculous names....Krazy Larry's & Greedy Gekko belie the pretty nice merchandise they have. Lazy Lizzard is more t-shirty, but still better than its name. All are in the Publix shopping center where we also stop to stock up.

We do find a great place for lunch..Keys Fisheries Market and Marina off the beaten track. The boats bring in the catch and they serve it up. I have a grouper sandwich and Rick, the fried shrimp. It's good, but not fabulous. But the ambience vaults it up the scale. Watch pelicans up close and personal as we eat.

Decide to run down and take a look at the Bahia Honda State Park. It is terrific. The only really good beaches we've seen and very picturesque. We plan on bringing our snorkeling gear and returning tomorrow for a day at the beach.

After that large lunch, neither one of us wants much for dinner. Take the leftover ahi tuna and grilled vegetables from the freezer...have another salad that's topped with pine nuts and poppy seed dressing.