Florida Keys

We made it, Sunshine Key RV Resort and Marina, Big Pine Key, Fl

                                                    

All set up for the month  !!

Fun Facts About the Florida Keys:  There are 42 bridges that connect the islands of the Florida Keys. The longest bridge is the 7-mile bridge which is 35,716 feet long.

The word "key" comes from the Spanish word, "cayo" which means "little island".  There are more than 800 Florida Keys.

This is one of those 800 islands.

Remnants  of the railroad built by Henry Flagler can be seen driving along US HWY 1.  The railroad ended when a portion of the line was destroyed in a 1935 hurricane. 

Wildlife is abundant in the keys.  We had a big surprise when having coffee outside the RV  one morning, we saw this green fellow running across the road.  Just after that I bumped into a 5 footer at the beach.  Thank goodness when he saw me, he ran the other way.   Although green iguanas  are not native to Florida, these stowaways are thriving here.  

We ran into this fella pumping diesel in Marathon.  Guess they are not only running loose in Key West.  

There is also lots of friendly feral cats running around.

Driving out to No Name Key we saw these Key Deers.  They live only in the Florida Keys and are endangered.  They are a subspecies of the white-tailed deer and are the smallest North American deer.  Really cute and not too shy.

On the way back you may want to stop for a cold one.

Tom said he has become an island man, wearing shorts for the first time since I have known him.


The trip is not complete without a selfie.

Second time we have seen a person riding a motorized ice cooler at an RV park.  This one is zipping all over the campground, and its fast.